What color is #899B65?

#899B65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899B65?

The RGB value is 137, 155, 101: 137 red, 155 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899B65?

The complementary color is #77659B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899B65 color

#899B65 rgb(137, 155, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #899B65 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green and 39.6% blue (137, 155, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#899B65 color codes

HEX	`#899B65`
RGB	`rgb(137, 155, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -15.88, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 30.69, 121.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.387, 29.701, 16.757)`
Decimal	`9018213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899B65, 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 #899B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #899B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899b65; }
.text { color: #899b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 155 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899b65, #6e9b65); }

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Questions

What color is #899B65?: #899B65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899B65?: The RGB value is 137, 155, 101: 137 red, 155 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899B65?: The complementary color is #77659B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.