What color is #895D51?

#895D51 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 #895D51?

The RGB value is 137, 93, 81: 137 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895D51?

The complementary color is #517D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895D51 color

#895D51 rgb(137, 93, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #895D51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.5% green and 31.8% blue (137, 93, 81).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% 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 5.6:1).

#895D51 color codes

HEX	`#895D51`
RGB	`rgb(137, 93, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 16.42, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 21.69, 40.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.717, 13.742, 9.608)`
Decimal	`9002321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895D51, 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 #895D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #895D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895d51; }
.text { color: #895d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 93 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895d51, #897951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #895D51?: #895D51 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 #895D51?: The RGB value is 137, 93, 81: 137 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895D51?: The complementary color is #517D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.