What color is #89696B?

#89696B 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 #89696B?

The RGB value is 137, 105, 107: 137 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89696B?

The complementary color is #698987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89696B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89696B color

#89696B rgb(137, 105, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #89696B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.2% green and 42% blue (137, 105, 107).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#89696B color codes

HEX	`#89696B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 105, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, 13.1, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 13.64, 16.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.022, 16.484, 16.139)`
Decimal	`9005419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89696B, 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 #89696B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89696B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #89696B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89696b; }
.text { color: #89696b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89696b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 105 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89696b, #897769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89696B?: #89696B 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 #89696B?: The RGB value is 137, 105, 107: 137 red, 105 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89696B?: The complementary color is #698987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89696B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.