What color is #898961?

#898961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898961?

The RGB value is 137, 137, 97: 137 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898961?

The complementary color is #616189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898961 color

#898961 rgb(137, 137, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898961 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (137, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#898961 color codes

HEX	`#898961`
RGB	`rgb(137, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.16, -6.77, 21.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.16, 22.56, 107.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.42, 24.073, 14.825)`
Decimal	`9013601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898961, 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 #898961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #898961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898961; }
.text { color: #898961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898961, #758961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898961?: #898961 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898961?: The RGB value is 137, 137, 97: 137 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898961?: The complementary color is #616189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.