What color is #898B71?

#898B71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898B71?

The RGB value is 137, 139, 113: 137 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898B71?

The complementary color is #73718B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898B71 color

#898B71 rgb(137, 139, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898B71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (137, 139, 113).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Farmer’s Market (#8F917C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#898B71 color codes

HEX	`#898B71`
RGB	`rgb(137, 139, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 54.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, -5.44, 13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 14.74, 111.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.53, 24.976, 19.254)`
Decimal	`9014129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898B71, 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 #898B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #898B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898b71; }
.text { color: #898b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 139 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898b71, #7c8b71); }

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Questions

What color is #898B71?: #898B71 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Farmer’s Market. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898B71?: The RGB value is 137, 139, 113: 137 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898B71?: The complementary color is #73718B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.