What color is #89845F?

#89845F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89845F?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 95: 137 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89845F?

The complementary color is #5F6489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89845F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89845F color

#89845F rgb(137, 132, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89845F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 37.3% blue (137, 132, 95).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#89845F color codes

HEX	`#89845F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -4.27, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 21.14, 101.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.633, 22.648, 14.109)`
Decimal	`9012319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89845F, 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 #89845F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89845F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #89845F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89845f; }
.text { color: #89845f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89845f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89845f, #79895f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #89845F?: #89845F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89845F?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 95: 137 red, 132 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89845F?: The complementary color is #5F6489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89845F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.