What color is #899100?

#899100 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899100?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 0: 137 red, 145 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899100?

The complementary color is #080091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899100?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899100 color

#899100 rgb(137, 145, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #899100 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 0% blue (137, 145, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#899100 color codes

HEX	`#899100`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, -17.78, 61.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 63.78, 106.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.443, 25.57, 3.859)`
Decimal	`9015552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899100, 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 #899100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #899100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899100; }
.text { color: #899100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899100, #409100); }

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Questions

What color is #899100?: #899100 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Snakes in the Grass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899100?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 0: 137 red, 145 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899100?: The complementary color is #080091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899100?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.