What color is #899D91?

#899D91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #899D91?

The RGB value is 137, 157, 145: 137 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #899D91?

The complementary color is #9D8995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #899D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#899D91 color

#899D91 rgb(137, 157, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #899D91 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 61.6% green and 56.9% blue (137, 157, 145).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#899D91 color codes

HEX	`#899D91`
RGB	`rgb(137, 157, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 61.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, -9.49, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 10.26, 157.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.483, 31.476, 31.41)`
Decimal	`9018769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #899D91, 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 #899D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#899D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #899D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #899d91; }
.text { color: #899d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #899d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 157 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #899d91, #899d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #899D91?: #899D91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #899D91?: The RGB value is 137, 157, 145: 137 red, 157 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #899D91?: The complementary color is #9D8995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #899D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.