What color is #898F3E?

#898F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898F3E?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 62: 137 red, 143 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F3E?

The complementary color is #443E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F3E color

#898F3E rgb(137, 143, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #898F3E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 24.3% blue (137, 143, 62).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 40% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#898F3E color codes

HEX	`#898F3E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 40%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 57%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 57%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -13.97, 41.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 43.87, 108.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.009, 25.311, 8.335)`
Decimal	`9015102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F3E, 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 #898F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #898F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f3e; }
.text { color: #898f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f3e, #618f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #898F3E?: #898F3E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898F3E?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 62: 137 red, 143 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F3E?: The complementary color is #443E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.