What color is #899680?

#899680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899680?

The RGB value is 137, 150, 128: 137 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899680?

The complementary color is #8D8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899680 color

#899680 rgb(137, 150, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #899680 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.8% green and 50.2% blue (137, 150, 128).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#899680 color codes

HEX	`#899680`
RGB	`rgb(137, 150, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, -8.9, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 13.42, 131.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.118, 28.689, 24.632)`
Decimal	`9016960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899680, 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 #899680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #899680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899680; }
.text { color: #899680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 150 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899680, #809682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #899680?: #899680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899680?: The RGB value is 137, 150, 128: 137 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899680?: The complementary color is #8D8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.