What color is #91896F?

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

What is the RGB value of #91896F?

The RGB value is 145, 137, 111: 145 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91896F?

The complementary color is #6F7791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91896F color

#91896F rgb(145, 137, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #91896F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (145, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#91896F color codes

HEX	`#91896F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -1.45, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 15.12, 95.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.492, 25.059, 18.635)`
Decimal	`9537903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91896F, 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 #91896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #91896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91896f; }
.text { color: #91896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91896f, #88916f); }

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Questions

What color is #91896F?: #91896F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91896F?: The RGB value is 145, 137, 111: 145 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91896F?: The complementary color is #6F7791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.