What color is #899079?

#899079 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899079?

The RGB value is 137, 144, 121: 137 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899079?

The complementary color is #807990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899079 color

#899079 rgb(137, 144, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #899079 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.5% green and 47.5% blue (137, 144, 121).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#899079 color codes

HEX	`#899079`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -6.86, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 13.28, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.741, 26.645, 21.978)`
Decimal	`9015417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899079, 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 #899079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #899079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899079; }
.text { color: #899079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899079, #7d9079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #899079?: #899079 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899079?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 121: 137 red, 144 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899079?: The complementary color is #807990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.