What color is #89825F?

#89825F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89825F?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 95: 137 red, 130 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89825F?

The complementary color is #5F6689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89825F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89825F color

#89825F rgb(137, 130, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89825F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 37.3% blue (137, 130, 95).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#89825F color codes

HEX	`#89825F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, -3.15, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 20.19, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.365, 22.11, 14.019)`
Decimal	`9011807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89825F, 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 #89825F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89825F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #89825F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89825f; }
.text { color: #89825f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89825f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89825f, #7b895f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #89825F?: #89825F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89825F?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 95: 137 red, 130 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89825F?: The complementary color is #5F6689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89825F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.