What color is #89685C?

#89685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89685C?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 92: 137 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89685C?

The complementary color is #5C7D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89685C color

#89685C rgb(137, 104, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89685C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (137, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Chivalrous Walrus (#816558), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#89685C color codes

HEX	`#89685C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 11.41, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 16.46, 46.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.199, 15.993, 12.304)`
Decimal	`9005148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89685C, 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 #89685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #89685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89685c; }
.text { color: #89685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89685c, #897e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89685C?: #89685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89685C?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 92: 137 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89685C?: The complementary color is #5C7D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.