What color is #89886E?

#89886E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89886E?

The RGB value is 137, 136, 110: 137 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89886E?

The complementary color is #6E6F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89886E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89886E color

#89886E rgb(137, 136, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89886E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 53.3% green and 43.1% blue (137, 136, 110).

Its hue angle is 58°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#89886E color codes

HEX	`#89886E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 136, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.14, -4.26, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.14, 14.76, 106.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.935, 24.053, 18.236)`
Decimal	`9013358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89886E, 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 #89886E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89886E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #89886E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89886e; }
.text { color: #89886e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89886e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 136 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89886e, #7d896e); }

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Questions

What color is #89886E?: #89886E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89886E?: The RGB value is 137, 136, 110: 137 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89886E?: The complementary color is #6E6F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89886E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.