What color is #89756C?

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

What is the RGB value of #89756C?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 108: 137 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89756C?

The complementary color is #6C8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89756C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89756C color

#89756C rgb(137, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89756C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (137, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 21% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#89756C color codes

HEX	`#89756C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 21%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 6.24, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 10.02, 51.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.385, 19.124, 16.855)`
Decimal	`9008492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89756C, 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 #89756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #89756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89756c; }
.text { color: #89756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89756c, #89846c); }

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Questions

What color is #89756C?: #89756C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89756C?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 108: 137 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89756C?: The complementary color is #6C8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89756C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.