What color is #89844D?

#89844D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89844D?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 77: 137 red, 132 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89844D?

The complementary color is #4D5289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89844D?

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.

#89844D color

#89844D rgb(137, 132, 77)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89844D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 30.2% blue (137, 132, 77).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 44% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#89844D color codes

HEX	`#89844D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 44%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -6.53, 30.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 30.99, 102.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.908, 22.357, 10.286)`
Decimal	`9012301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89844D, 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 #89844D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89844D 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 #89844D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89844d; }
.text { color: #89844d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89844d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89844d, #70894d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #89844D?: #89844D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89844D?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 77: 137 red, 132 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89844D?: The complementary color is #4D5289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89844D?: 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.