What color is #889176?

#889176 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889176?

The RGB value is 136, 145, 118: 136 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889176?

The complementary color is #7F7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889176 color

#889176 rgb(136, 145, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #889176 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 56.9% green and 46.3% blue (136, 145, 118).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#889176 color codes

HEX	`#889176`
RGB	`rgb(136, 145, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 56.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.78, -8.3, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.78, 15.64, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.548, 26.793, 21.067)`
Decimal	`8950134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889176, 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 #889176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #889176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889176; }
.text { color: #889176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 145 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889176, #7a9176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #889176?: #889176 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889176?: The RGB value is 136, 145, 118: 136 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889176?: The complementary color is #7F7691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.