What color is #89876A?

#89876A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89876A?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 106: 137 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89876A?

The complementary color is #6A6C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89876A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89876A color

#89876A rgb(137, 135, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89876A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 41.6% blue (137, 135, 106).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#89876A color codes

HEX	`#89876A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -4.33, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 16.49, 105.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.582, 23.687, 17.068)`
Decimal	`9013098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89876A, 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 #89876A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89876A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #89876A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89876a; }
.text { color: #89876a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89876a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89876a, #7b896a); }

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Questions

What color is #89876A?: #89876A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89876A?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 106: 137 red, 135 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89876A?: The complementary color is #6A6C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89876A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.