What color is #899136?

#899136 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899136?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 54: 137 red, 145 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899136?

The complementary color is #3E3691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899136?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899136 color

#899136 rgb(137, 145, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #899136 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 21.2% blue (137, 145, 54).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 46% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#899136 color codes

HEX	`#899136`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 46%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 63%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 63%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, -15.66, 45.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 48.49, 108.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.108, 25.836, 7.364)`
Decimal	`9015606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899136, 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 #899136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #899136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899136; }
.text { color: #899136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899136, #5c9136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #899136?: #899136 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899136?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 54: 137 red, 145 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899136?: The complementary color is #3E3691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899136?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.