What color is #899481?

#899481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899481?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 129: 137 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899481?

The complementary color is #8C8194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899481 color

#899481 rgb(137, 148, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899481 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 50.6% blue (137, 148, 129).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#899481 color codes

HEX	`#899481`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -7.63, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 11.58, 131.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.868, 28.083, 24.875)`
Decimal	`9016449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899481, 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 #899481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #899481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899481; }
.text { color: #899481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899481, #819483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899481?: #899481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899481?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 129: 137 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899481?: The complementary color is #8C8194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.