What color is #89716F?

#89716F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89716F?

The RGB value is 137, 113, 111: 137 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89716F?

The complementary color is #6F8789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89716F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89716F color

#89716F rgb(137, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89716F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (137, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#89716F color codes

HEX	`#89716F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 9.07, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 10.19, 27.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.091, 18.277, 17.558)`
Decimal	`9007471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89716F, 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 #89716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #89716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89716f; }
.text { color: #89716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89716f, #897e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89716F?: #89716F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89716F?: The RGB value is 137, 113, 111: 137 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89716F?: The complementary color is #6F8789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89716F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.