Recognised as Colour
#899B6D
- #899B6D
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#899B6D is a green with RGB values 137, 155, 109 and HSL 83°, 19%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#899B6D#899B6D
HEX#899B6D
RGBrgb(137, 155, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6078, 0.4275
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(83.5, 18.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.5, 29.7%, 60.8%)
CMYK11.6%, 0%, 29.7%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,221
CSS custom property--colour: #899B6D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#766492
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F6D9B
Analogous#9B966D, #729B6D
Triadic#6D899B, #9B6D89
Split complementary#6D729B, #966D9B
Tetradic#6D9B96, #7F6D9B, #9B6D72
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G155
B109
Red137 (53.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue83.48°
Saturation (HSL)18.7%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9B · B 6D
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