Close to Gray Green
#899B74
#899B74 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 88°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #899B74.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.00:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
3.00:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #899B74 as they’d see it.
#899B74 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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What color is #899B74?
#899B74 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 60.8% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 88°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #899B74 in RGB?
#899B74 is rgb(137, 155, 116): 137 red, 155 green, and 116 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #899B74 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 25, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #899B74?
PANTONE 875 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #899B74?
Its complement #A08EB4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.