What color is #899581?

#899581 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 #899581?

The RGB value is 137, 149, 129: 137 red, 149 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899581?

The complementary color is #8D8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899581?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899581 color

#899581 rgb(137, 149, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899581 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.4% green and 50.6% blue (137, 149, 129).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#899581 color codes

HEX	`#899581`
RGB	`rgb(137, 149, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -8.18, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 12.24, 131.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.026, 28.398, 24.928)`
Decimal	`9016705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899581, 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 #899581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #899581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899581; }
.text { color: #899581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 149 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899581, #819583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899581?: #899581 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 #899581?: The RGB value is 137, 149, 129: 137 red, 149 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899581?: The complementary color is #8D8195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899581?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.