What color is #899778?

#899778 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 #899778?

The RGB value is 137, 151, 120: 137 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899778?

The complementary color is #867897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899778 color

#899778 rgb(137, 151, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #899778 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (137, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#899778 color codes

HEX	`#899778`
RGB	`rgb(137, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.61, -10.84, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.61, 18.26, 126.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.773, 28.808, 22.021)`
Decimal	`9017208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899778, 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 #899778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #899778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899778; }
.text { color: #899778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899778, #799778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #899778?: #899778 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 #899778?: The RGB value is 137, 151, 120: 137 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899778?: The complementary color is #867897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.