What color is #89756B?

#89756B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89756B?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 107: 137 red, 117 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89756B?

The complementary color is #6B7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89756B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89756B color

#89756B rgb(137, 117, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89756B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 42% blue (137, 117, 107).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#89756B color codes

HEX	`#89756B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 6.08, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 10.37, 54.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.332, 19.103, 16.576)`
Decimal	`9008491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89756B, 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 #89756B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89756B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #89756B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89756b; }
.text { color: #89756b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89756b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89756b, #89846b); }

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Questions

What color is #89756B?: #89756B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89756B?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 107: 137 red, 117 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89756B?: The complementary color is #6B7F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89756B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.