What color is #898F74?

#898F74 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 #898F74?

The RGB value is 137, 143, 116: 137 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898F74?

The complementary color is #7A748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898F74 color

#898F74 rgb(137, 143, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #898F74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.1% green and 45.5% blue (137, 143, 116).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#898F74 color codes

HEX	`#898F74`
RGB	`rgb(137, 143, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -7.15, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 15.42, 117.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.291, 26.224, 20.354)`
Decimal	`9015156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898F74, 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 #898F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #898F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898f74; }
.text { color: #898f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 143 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898f74, #7b8f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #898F74?: #898F74 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 #898F74?: The RGB value is 137, 143, 116: 137 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898F74?: The complementary color is #7A748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.