What color is #899B69?

#899B69 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 #899B69?

The RGB value is 137, 155, 105: 137 red, 155 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899B69?

The complementary color is #7B699B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899B69 color

#899B69 rgb(137, 155, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #899B69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green and 41.2% blue (137, 155, 105).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#899B69 color codes

HEX	`#899B69`
RGB	`rgb(137, 155, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 60.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 32%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, -15.31, 24.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 28.61, 122.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.587, 29.781, 17.815)`
Decimal	`9018217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899B69, 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 #899B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#899B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #899B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899b69; }
.text { color: #899b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 155 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899b69, #709b69); }

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Questions

What color is #899B69?: #899B69 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 #899B69?: The RGB value is 137, 155, 105: 137 red, 155 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899B69?: The complementary color is #7B699B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.