What color is #898668?

#898668 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898668?

The RGB value is 137, 134, 104: 137 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898668?

The complementary color is #686B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898668 color

#898668 rgb(137, 134, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898668 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.5% green and 40.8% blue (137, 134, 104).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#898668 color codes

HEX	`#898668`
RGB	`rgb(137, 134, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.45, -4.08, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.45, 17.1, 103.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.34, 23.368, 16.48)`
Decimal	`9012840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898668, 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 #898668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #898668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898668; }
.text { color: #898668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 134 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898668, #7b8968); }

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Questions

What color is #898668?: #898668 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898668?: The RGB value is 137, 134, 104: 137 red, 134 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898668?: The complementary color is #686B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.