What color is #899278?

#899278 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 #899278?

The RGB value is 137, 146, 120: 137 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899278?

The complementary color is #817892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899278 color

#899278 rgb(137, 146, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #899278 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.3% green and 47.1% blue (137, 146, 120).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#899278 color codes

HEX	`#899278`
RGB	`rgb(137, 146, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, -8.12, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 15.08, 122.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.985, 27.232, 21.758)`
Decimal	`9015928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899278, 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 #899278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #899278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899278; }
.text { color: #899278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 146 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899278, #7c9278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #899278?: #899278 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 #899278?: The RGB value is 137, 146, 120: 137 red, 146 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899278?: The complementary color is #817892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.