What color is #895E5A?

#895E5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895E5A?

The RGB value is 137, 94, 90: 137 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895E5A?

The complementary color is #5A8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895E5A color

#895E5A rgb(137, 94, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #895E5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.9% green and 35.3% blue (137, 94, 90).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#895E5A color codes

HEX	`#895E5A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 94, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, 17.01, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 19.42, 28.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.165, 14.063, 11.534)`
Decimal	`9002586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895E5A, 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 #895E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #895E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895e5a; }
.text { color: #895e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 94 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895e5a, #89755a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #895E5A?: #895E5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895E5A?: The RGB value is 137, 94, 90: 137 red, 94 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895E5A?: The complementary color is #5A8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.