What color is #898F71?

#898F71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898F71?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 113: 137 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F71?

The complementary color is #77718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F71 color

#898F71 rgb(137, 143, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #898F71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 44.3% blue (137, 143, 113).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#898F71 color codes

HEX	`#898F71`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -7.64, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 17.07, 116.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.119, 26.156, 19.45)`
Decimal	`9015153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F71, 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 #898F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #898F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f71; }
.text { color: #898f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f71, #7a8f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898F71?: #898F71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Artichoke. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898F71?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 113: 137 red, 143 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F71?: The complementary color is #77718F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.