What color is #899961?

#899961 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899961?

The RGB value is 137, 153, 97: 137 red, 153 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899961?

The complementary color is #716199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899961 color

#899961 rgb(137, 153, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #899961 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60% green and 38% blue (137, 153, 97).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#899961 color codes

HEX	`#899961`
RGB	`rgb(137, 153, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -15.38, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 31.58, 119.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.865, 28.964, 15.64)`
Decimal	`9017697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899961, 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 #899961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #899961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899961; }
.text { color: #899961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 153 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899961, #6d9961); }

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Questions

What color is #899961?: #899961 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899961?: The RGB value is 137, 153, 97: 137 red, 153 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899961?: The complementary color is #716199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.