What color is #899476?

#899476 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 #899476?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 118: 137 red, 148 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899476?

The complementary color is #817694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899476 color

#899476 rgb(137, 148, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #899476 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 46.3% blue (137, 148, 118).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Artichoke (#8F9779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#899476 color codes

HEX	`#899476`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, -9.55, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 17.42, 123.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.176, 27.806, 21.229)`
Decimal	`9016438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899476, 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 #899476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #899476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899476; }
.text { color: #899476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899476, #7a9476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #899476?: #899476 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 #899476?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 118: 137 red, 148 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899476?: The complementary color is #817694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.