What color is #89554B?

#89554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89554B?

The RGB value is 137, 85, 75: 137 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89554B?

The complementary color is #4B7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89554B color

#89554B rgb(137, 85, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89554B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (137, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 45% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#89554B color codes

HEX	`#89554B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 45%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, 20.39, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 25.25, 36.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.836, 12.325, 8.253)`
Decimal	`9000267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89554B, 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 #89554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #89554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89554b; }
.text { color: #89554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89554b, #89744b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #89554B?: #89554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89554B?: The RGB value is 137, 85, 75: 137 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89554B?: The complementary color is #4B7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.