What color is #89836B?

#89836B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89836B?

The RGB value is 137, 131, 107: 137 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89836B?

The complementary color is #6B7189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89836B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89836B color

#89836B rgb(137, 131, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #89836B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.4% green and 42% blue (137, 131, 107).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#89836B color codes

HEX	`#89836B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 131, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.67, -1.93, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.67, 13.95, 97.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.087, 22.613, 17.161)`
Decimal	`9012075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89836B, 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 #89836B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89836B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #89836B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89836b; }
.text { color: #89836b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89836b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 131 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89836b, #80896b); }

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Questions

What color is #89836B?: #89836B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89836B?: The RGB value is 137, 131, 107: 137 red, 131 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89836B?: The complementary color is #6B7189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89836B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.