What color is #89676A?

#89676A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89676A?

The RGB value is 137, 103, 106: 137 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89676A?

The complementary color is #678986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89676A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89676A color

#89676A rgb(137, 103, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #89676A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.4% green and 41.6% blue (137, 103, 106).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% 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 4.99:1).

#89676A color codes

HEX	`#89676A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 103, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 14.11, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 14.57, 14.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.768, 16.06, 15.797)`
Decimal	`9004906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89676A, 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 #89676A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89676A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #89676A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89676a; }
.text { color: #89676a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89676a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 103 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89676a, #897567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89676A?: #89676A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89676A?: The RGB value is 137, 103, 106: 137 red, 103 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89676A?: The complementary color is #678986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89676A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.