What color is #898E59?

#898E59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898E59?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 89: 137 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E59?

The complementary color is #5E598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E59 color

#898E59 rgb(137, 142, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898E59 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 34.9% blue (137, 142, 89).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Olive (#8D8B55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#898E59 color codes

HEX	`#898E59`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -10.56, 27.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 29.6, 110.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.793, 25.386, 13.201)`
Decimal	`9014873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E59, 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 #898E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #898E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e59; }
.text { color: #898e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e59, #6f8e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #898E59?: #898E59 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898E59?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 89: 137 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E59?: The complementary color is #5E598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.