What color is #895A4F?

#895A4F 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 #895A4F?

The RGB value is 137, 90, 79: 137 red, 90 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895A4F?

The complementary color is #4F7E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895A4F color

#895A4F rgb(137, 90, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #895A4F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 35.3% green and 31% blue (137, 90, 79).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#895A4F color codes

HEX	`#895A4F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 90, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 35.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, 17.93, 14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 22.92, 38.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.385, 13.196, 9.132)`
Decimal	`9001551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895A4F, 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 #895A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #895A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895a4f; }
.text { color: #895a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 90 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895a4f, #89774f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #895A4F?: #895A4F 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 #895A4F?: The RGB value is 137, 90, 79: 137 red, 90 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895A4F?: The complementary color is #4F7E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.