What color is #898165?

#898165 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898165?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 101: 137 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898165?

The complementary color is #656D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898165 color

#898165 rgb(137, 129, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #898165 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 39.6% blue (137, 129, 101).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#898165 color codes

HEX	`#898165`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, -1.72, 16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 16.4, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.516, 21.959, 15.467)`
Decimal	`9011557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898165, 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 #898165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #898165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898165; }
.text { color: #898165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898165, #7f8965); }

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Questions

What color is #898165?: #898165 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898165?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 101: 137 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898165?: The complementary color is #656D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.