What color is #90896E?

#90896E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90896E?

The RGB value is 144, 137, 110: 144 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90896E?

The complementary color is #6E7590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90896E color

#90896E rgb(144, 137, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #90896E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (144, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#90896E color codes

HEX	`#90896E`
RGB	`rgb(144, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -2, 15.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 15.58, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.262, 24.947, 18.339)`
Decimal	`9472366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90896E, 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 #90896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#90896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #90896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90896e; }
.text { color: #90896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90896e, #86906e); }

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Questions

What color is #90896E?: #90896E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90896E?: The RGB value is 144, 137, 110: 144 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90896E?: The complementary color is #6E7590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.