What color is #89675D?

#89675D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89675D?

The RGB value is 137, 103, 93: 137 red, 103 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89675D?

The complementary color is #5D7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89675D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89675D color

#89675D rgb(137, 103, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89675D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.4% green and 36.5% blue (137, 103, 93).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#89675D color codes

HEX	`#89675D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 103, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 12.14, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 16.34, 42.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.143, 15.81, 12.502)`
Decimal	`9004893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89675D, 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 #89675D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89675D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #89675D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89675d; }
.text { color: #89675d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89675d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 103 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89675d, #897d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89675D?: #89675D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89675D?: The RGB value is 137, 103, 93: 137 red, 103 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89675D?: The complementary color is #5D7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89675D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.