What color is #898674?

#898674 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898674?

The RGB value is 137, 134, 116: 137 red, 134 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898674?

The complementary color is #747789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898674 color

#898674 rgb(137, 134, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898674 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.5% green and 45.5% blue (137, 134, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#898674 color codes

HEX	`#898674`
RGB	`rgb(137, 134, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -2.15, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 10.33, 102.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.994, 23.63, 19.922)`
Decimal	`9012852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898674, 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 #898674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #898674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898674; }
.text { color: #898674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 134 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898674, #828974); }

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Questions

What color is #898674?: #898674 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898674?: The RGB value is 137, 134, 116: 137 red, 134 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898674?: The complementary color is #747789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.