What color is #91896E?

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

What is the RGB value of #91896E?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 110: 145 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91896E?

The complementary color is #6E7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91896E color

#91896E rgb(145, 137, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91896E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (145, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 24% 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 6.01:1).

#91896E color codes

HEX	`#91896E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -1.6, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 15.67, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.437, 25.037, 18.347)`
Decimal	`9537902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91896E, 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 #91896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #91896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91896e; }
.text { color: #91896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91896e, #88916e); }

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Questions

What color is #91896E?: #91896E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91896E?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 110: 145 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91896E?: The complementary color is #6E7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.