What color is #896259?

#896259 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896259?

The RGB value is 137, 98, 89: 137 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896259?

The complementary color is #598089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896259 color

#896259 rgb(137, 98, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #896259 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (137, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 35% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#896259 color codes

HEX	`#896259`
RGB	`rgb(137, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.33, 14.52, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.33, 18.45, 38.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.488, 14.776, 11.433)`
Decimal	`9003609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896259, 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 #896259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #896259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896259; }
.text { color: #896259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896259, #897a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #896259?: #896259 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896259?: The RGB value is 137, 98, 89: 137 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896259?: The complementary color is #598089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.