What color is #898158?

#898158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898158?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 88: 137 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898158?

The complementary color is #586089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898158 color

#898158 rgb(137, 129, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898158 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 34.5% blue (137, 129, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#898158 color codes

HEX	`#898158`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -3.53, 23.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 23.62, 98.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.929, 21.724, 12.374)`
Decimal	`9011544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898158, 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 #898158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #898158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898158; }
.text { color: #898158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898158, #788958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898158?: #898158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898158?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 88: 137 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898158?: The complementary color is #586089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.