What color is #89804E?

#89804E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89804E?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 78: 137 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89804E?

The complementary color is #4E5789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89804E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89804E color

#89804E rgb(137, 128, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89804E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 30.6% blue (137, 128, 78).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#89804E color codes

HEX	`#89804E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, -4.19, 28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 28.65, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.411, 21.307, 10.296)`
Decimal	`9011278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89804E, 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 #89804E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89804E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #89804E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89804e; }
.text { color: #89804e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89804e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89804e, #75894e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #89804E?: #89804E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89804E?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 78: 137 red, 128 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89804E?: The complementary color is #4E5789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89804E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.