What color is #895B55?

#895B55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895B55?

The RGB value is 137, 91, 85: 137 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895B55?

The complementary color is #558389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895B55 color

#895B55 rgb(137, 91, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #895B55 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (137, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#895B55 color codes

HEX	`#895B55`
RGB	`rgb(137, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, 18.1, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 21.27, 31.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.698, 13.458, 10.363)`
Decimal	`9001813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895B55, 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 #895B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #895B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895b55; }
.text { color: #895b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895b55, #897555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #895B55?: #895B55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895B55?: The RGB value is 137, 91, 85: 137 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895B55?: The complementary color is #558389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.