What color is #889277?

#889277 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 #889277?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 119: 136 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889277?

The complementary color is #817792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889277 color

#889277 rgb(136, 146, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #889277 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (136, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#889277 color codes

HEX	`#889277`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, -8.68, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 15.73, 123.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.762, 27.124, 21.433)`
Decimal	`8950391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889277, 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 #889277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #889277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889277; }
.text { color: #889277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889277, #7a9277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #889277?: #889277 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 #889277?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 119: 136 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889277?: The complementary color is #817792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.