What color is #899D67?

#899D67 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 #899D67?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 103: 137 red, 157 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899D67?

The complementary color is #7B679D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899D67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899D67 color

#899D67 rgb(137, 157, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #899D67 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 40.4% blue (137, 157, 103).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#899D67 color codes

HEX	`#899D67`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -16.65, 25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 30.86, 122.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.821, 30.411, 17.392)`
Decimal	`9018727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899D67, 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 #899D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #899D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899d67; }
.text { color: #899d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899d67, #6e9d67); }

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Questions

What color is #899D67?: #899D67 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 #899D67?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 103: 137 red, 157 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899D67?: The complementary color is #7B679D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899D67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.