What color is #899573?

#899573 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899573?

The RGB value is 137, 149, 115: 137 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899573?

The complementary color is #7F7395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899573 color

#899573 rgb(137, 149, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #899573 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.4% green and 45.1% blue (137, 149, 115).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#899573 color codes

HEX	`#899573`
RGB	`rgb(137, 149, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, -10.58, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 19.65, 122.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.158, 28.051, 20.358)`
Decimal	`9016691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899573, 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 #899573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #899573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899573; }
.text { color: #899573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 149 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899573, #789573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #899573?: #899573 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899573?: The RGB value is 137, 149, 115: 137 red, 149 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899573?: The complementary color is #7F7395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.