What color is #89826B?

#89826B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89826B?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 107: 137 red, 130 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89826B?

The complementary color is #6B7289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89826B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89826B color

#89826B rgb(137, 130, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89826B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 42% blue (137, 130, 107).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#89826B color codes

HEX	`#89826B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, -1.37, 13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 13.49, 95.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.953, 22.346, 17.116)`
Decimal	`9011819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89826B, 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 #89826B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89826B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #89826B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89826b; }
.text { color: #89826b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89826b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89826b, #81896b); }

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Questions

What color is #89826B?: #89826B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89826B?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 107: 137 red, 130 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89826B?: The complementary color is #6B7289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89826B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.