What color is #893111?

#893111 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caponata. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #893111?

The RGB value is 137, 49, 17: 137 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #893111?

The complementary color is #116989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #893111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#893111 color

#893111 rgb(137, 49, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #893111 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (137, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 88% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Caponata (#822A10), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#893111 color codes

HEX	`#893111`
RGB	`rgb(137, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 88%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.04, 36.03, 37.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.04, 52.29, 46.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.517, 7.557, 1.382)`
Decimal	`8990993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #893111, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #893111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#893111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #893111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #893111; }
.text { color: #893111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #893111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #893111, #896d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #893111?: #893111 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Caponata. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #893111?: The RGB value is 137, 49, 17: 137 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #893111?: The complementary color is #116989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #893111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.