What color is #899D7E?

#899D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899D7E?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 126: 137 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899D7E?

The complementary color is #927E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899D7E color

#899D7E rgb(137, 157, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #899D7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 49.4% blue (137, 157, 126).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#899D7E color codes

HEX	`#899D7E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, -13.02, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 19.05, 133.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.139, 30.938, 24.329)`
Decimal	`9018750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899D7E, 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 #899D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #899D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899d7e; }
.text { color: #899d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899d7e, #7e9d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #899D7E?: #899D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899D7E?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 126: 137 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899D7E?: The complementary color is #927E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.