What color is #898B6E?

#898B6E 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 #898B6E?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 110: 137 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B6E?

The complementary color is #706E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B6E color

#898B6E rgb(137, 139, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898B6E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 43.1% blue (137, 139, 110).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#898B6E color codes

HEX	`#898B6E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -5.92, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 16.42, 111.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.363, 24.91, 18.379)`
Decimal	`9014126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B6E, 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 #898B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #898B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b6e; }
.text { color: #898b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b6e, #7b8b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898B6E?: #898B6E 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 #898B6E?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 110: 137 red, 139 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B6E?: The complementary color is #706E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.