Recognised as Colour
#898B72
- #898B72
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#898B72 is a yellow with RGB values 137, 139, 114 and HSL 65°, 10%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#898B72#898B72
HEX#898B72
RGBrgb(137, 139, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5451, 0.4471
RGB percentages53.7%, 54.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(64.8, 9.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.8, 18%, 54.5%)
CMYK1.4%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,014,130
CSS custom property--colour: #898B72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#76748D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74728B
Analogous#8B8172, #7D8B72
Triadic#72898B, #8B7289
Split complementary#727D8B, #81728B
Tetradic#728B81, #74728B, #8B727D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G139
B114
Red137 (53.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue64.8°
Saturation (HSL)9.88%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8B · B 72
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