What color is #89855E?

#89855E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89855E?

The RGB value is 137, 133, 94: 137 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89855E?

The complementary color is #5E6289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89855E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89855E color

#89855E rgb(137, 133, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89855E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.2% green and 36.9% blue (137, 133, 94).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#89855E color codes

HEX	`#89855E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 133, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -4.97, 21.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 22.18, 102.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.725, 22.902, 13.916)`
Decimal	`9012574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89855E, 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 #89855E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89855E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #89855E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89855e; }
.text { color: #89855e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89855e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 133 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89855e, #77895e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #89855E?: #89855E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89855E?: The RGB value is 137, 133, 94: 137 red, 133 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89855E?: The complementary color is #5E6289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89855E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.