What color is #899D83?

#899D83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899D83?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 131: 137 red, 157 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899D83?

The complementary color is #97839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899D83 color

#899D83 rgb(137, 157, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #899D83 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 51.4% blue (137, 157, 131).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#899D83 color codes

HEX	`#899D83`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -12.14, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 16.56, 137.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.469, 31.071, 26.071)`
Decimal	`9018755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899D83, 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 #899D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #899D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899d83; }
.text { color: #899d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899d83, #839d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #899D83?: #899D83 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899D83?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 131: 137 red, 157 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899D83?: The complementary color is #97839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.