What color is #899371?

#899371 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 #899371?

The RGB value is 137, 147, 113: 137 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899371?

The complementary color is #7B7193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899371 color

#899371 rgb(137, 147, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #899371 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green and 44.3% blue (137, 147, 113).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% 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 6.48:1).

#899371 color codes

HEX	`#899371`
RGB	`rgb(137, 147, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, -9.82, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 19.49, 120.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.731, 27.378, 19.654)`
Decimal	`9016177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899371, 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 #899371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #899371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899371; }
.text { color: #899371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 147 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899371, #789371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #899371?: #899371 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 #899371?: The RGB value is 137, 147, 113: 137 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899371?: The complementary color is #7B7193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.