What color is #91896B?

#91896B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91896B?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 107: 145 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91896B?

The complementary color is #6B7391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91896B color

#91896B rgb(145, 137, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91896B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (145, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#91896B color codes

HEX	`#91896B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -2.05, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 17.33, 96.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.277, 24.973, 17.501)`
Decimal	`9537899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91896B, 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 #91896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #91896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91896b; }
.text { color: #91896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91896b, #86916b); }

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Questions

What color is #91896B?: #91896B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91896B?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 107: 145 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91896B?: The complementary color is #6B7391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.