What color is #899679?

#899679 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 #899679?

The RGB value is 137, 150, 121: 137 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899679?

The complementary color is #867996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899679 color

#899679 rgb(137, 150, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #899679 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.8% green and 47.5% blue (137, 150, 121).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#899679 color codes

HEX	`#899679`
RGB	`rgb(137, 150, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.35, -10.13, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.35, 17.09, 126.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.674, 28.511, 22.289)`
Decimal	`9016953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899679, 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 #899679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #899679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899679; }
.text { color: #899679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 150 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899679, #7a9679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #899679?: #899679 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 #899679?: The RGB value is 137, 150, 121: 137 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899679?: The complementary color is #867996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.