What color is #898470?

#898470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898470?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 112: 137 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898470?

The complementary color is #707589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898470 color

#898470 rgb(137, 132, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898470 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (137, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#898470 color codes

HEX	`#898470`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -1.69, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 11.61, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.492, 22.991, 18.632)`
Decimal	`9012336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898470, 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 #898470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #898470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898470; }
.text { color: #898470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898470, #818970); }

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Questions

What color is #898470?: #898470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898470?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 112: 137 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898470?: The complementary color is #707589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.