What color is #89876E?

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

What is the RGB value of #89876E?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 110: 137 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89876E?

The complementary color is #6E7089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89876E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89876E color

#89876E rgb(137, 135, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89876E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 43.1% blue (137, 135, 110).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% 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 5.75:1).

#89876E color codes

HEX	`#89876E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -3.7, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 14.24, 105.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.795, 23.772, 18.189)`
Decimal	`9013102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89876E, 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 #89876E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89876E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #89876E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89876e; }
.text { color: #89876e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89876e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89876e, #7e896e); }

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Questions

What color is #89876E?: #89876E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89876E?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 110: 137 red, 135 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89876E?: The complementary color is #6E7089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89876E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.