What color is #899673?

#899673 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 #899673?

The RGB value is 137, 150, 115: 137 red, 150 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899673?

The complementary color is #807396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899673 color

#899673 rgb(137, 150, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #899673 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.8% green and 45.1% blue (137, 150, 115).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#899673 color codes

HEX	`#899673`
RGB	`rgb(137, 150, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, -11.12, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 20.27, 123.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.317, 28.369, 20.411)`
Decimal	`9016947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899673, 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 #899673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #899673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899673; }
.text { color: #899673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 150 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899673, #779673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #899673?: #899673 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 #899673?: The RGB value is 137, 150, 115: 137 red, 150 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899673?: The complementary color is #807396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.