What color is #898844?

#898844 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898844?

The RGB value is 137, 136, 68: 137 red, 136 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898844?

The complementary color is #444589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898844?

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.

#898844 color

#898844 rgb(137, 136, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898844 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 53.3% green and 26.7% blue (137, 136, 68).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 50% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#898844 color codes

HEX	`#898844`
RGB	`rgb(137, 136, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 50%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 50%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, -9.66, 36.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 37.58, 104.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.165, 23.345, 8.911)`
Decimal	`9013316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898844, 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 #898844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898844 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 #898844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898844; }
.text { color: #898844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 136 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898844, #688944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #898844?: #898844 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898844?: The RGB value is 137, 136, 68: 137 red, 136 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898844?: The complementary color is #444589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898844?: 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.