What color is #889971?

#889971 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889971?

The RGB value is 136, 153, 113: 136 red, 153 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889971?

The complementary color is #827199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889971 color

#889971 rgb(136, 153, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #889971 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60% green and 44.3% blue (136, 153, 113).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#889971 color codes

HEX	`#889971`
RGB	`rgb(136, 153, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, -13.43, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 23.33, 125.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.525, 29.209, 19.965)`
Decimal	`8952177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889971, 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 #889971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #889971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889971; }
.text { color: #889971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 153 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889971, #749971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #889971?: #889971 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889971?: The RGB value is 136, 153, 113: 136 red, 153 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889971?: The complementary color is #827199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.