What color is #898E5D?

#898E5D 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 #898E5D?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 93: 137 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898E5D?

The complementary color is #625D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898E5D color

#898E5D rgb(137, 142, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898E5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 36.5% blue (137, 142, 93).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#898E5D color codes

HEX	`#898E5D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.52, -10.05, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.52, 27.45, 111.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.965, 25.455, 14.11)`
Decimal	`9014877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898E5D, 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 #898E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #898E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898e5d; }
.text { color: #898e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898e5d, #708e5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #898E5D?: #898E5D 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 #898E5D?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 93: 137 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898E5D?: The complementary color is #625D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.