What color is #89895D?

#89895D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89895D?

The RGB value is 137, 137, 93: 137 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89895D?

The complementary color is #5D5D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89895D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89895D color

#89895D rgb(137, 137, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #89895D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 53.7% green and 36.5% blue (137, 137, 93).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#89895D color codes

HEX	`#89895D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 137, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -7.32, 23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 24.77, 107.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.238, 24, 13.868)`
Decimal	`9013597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89895D, 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 #89895D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89895D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #89895D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89895d; }
.text { color: #89895d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89895d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 137 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89895d, #73895d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #89895D?: #89895D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89895D?: The RGB value is 137, 137, 93: 137 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89895D?: The complementary color is #5D5D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89895D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.