What color is #899149?

#899149 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899149?

The RGB value is 137, 145, 73: 137 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899149?

The complementary color is #514991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899149?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899149 color

#899149 rgb(137, 145, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #899149 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.9% green and 28.6% blue (137, 145, 73).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Totally Broccoli (#909853), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#899149 color codes

HEX	`#899149`
RGB	`rgb(137, 145, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -14, 36.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 39.49, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.645, 26.051, 10.19)`
Decimal	`9015625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899149, 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 #899149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #899149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899149; }
.text { color: #899149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 145 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899149, #659149); }

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Questions

What color is #899149?: #899149 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Totally Broccoli. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899149?: The RGB value is 137, 145, 73: 137 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899149?: The complementary color is #514991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899149?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.