What color is #89854E?

#89854E 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 #89854E?

The RGB value is 137, 133, 78: 137 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89854E?

The complementary color is #4E5289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89854E?

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.

#89854E color

#89854E rgb(137, 133, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89854E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.2% green and 30.6% blue (137, 133, 78).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#89854E color codes

HEX	`#89854E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 133, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -6.97, 30.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 30.93, 103.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.08, 22.644, 10.519)`
Decimal	`9012558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89854E, 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 #89854E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89854E 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 #89854E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89854e; }
.text { color: #89854e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89854e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 133 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89854e, #6f894e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #89854E?: #89854E 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 #89854E?: The RGB value is 137, 133, 78: 137 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89854E?: The complementary color is #4E5289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89854E?: 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.