What color is #898F68?

#898F68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898F68?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 104: 137 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F68?

The complementary color is #6E688F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F68 color

#898F68 rgb(137, 143, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #898F68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 40.8% blue (137, 143, 104).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#898F68 color codes

HEX	`#898F68`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -9.04, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 22.02, 114.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.638, 25.963, 16.913)`
Decimal	`9015144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F68, 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 #898F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #898F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f68; }
.text { color: #898f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f68, #768f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #898F68?: #898F68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898F68?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 104: 137 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F68?: The complementary color is #6E688F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.