What color is #898059?

#898059 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898059?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 89: 137 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898059?

The complementary color is #596289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898059?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898059 color

#898059 rgb(137, 128, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #898059 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 34.9% blue (137, 128, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#898059 color codes

HEX	`#898059`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -2.84, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 22.62, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.839, 21.479, 12.55)`
Decimal	`9011289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898059, 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 #898059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #898059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898059; }
.text { color: #898059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898059, #7a8959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898059?: #898059 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898059?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 89: 137 red, 128 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898059?: The complementary color is #596289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898059?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.