What color is #898770?

#898770 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898770?

The RGB value is 137, 135, 112: 137 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898770?

The complementary color is #707289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898770 color

#898770 rgb(137, 135, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898770 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (137, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#898770 color codes

HEX	`#898770`
RGB	`rgb(137, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, -3.38, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 13.11, 104.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.905, 23.816, 18.769)`
Decimal	`9013104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898770, 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 #898770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #898770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898770; }
.text { color: #898770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898770, #7e8970); }

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Questions

What color is #898770?: #898770 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898770?: The RGB value is 137, 135, 112: 137 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898770?: The complementary color is #707289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.