What color is #89775E?

#89775E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89775E?

The RGB value is 137, 119, 94: 137 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89775E?

The complementary color is #5E7089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89775E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89775E color

#89775E rgb(137, 119, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89775E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (137, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#89775E color codes

HEX	`#89775E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, 2.96, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 16.61, 79.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.934, 19.321, 13.319)`
Decimal	`9008990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89775E, 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 #89775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #89775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89775e; }
.text { color: #89775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89775e, #85895e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89775E?: #89775E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89775E?: The RGB value is 137, 119, 94: 137 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89775E?: The complementary color is #5E7089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89775E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.