Information about #898A78 color

#898A78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#898A78 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(137, 138, 120) — 53.7% red, 54.1% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 7 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#898A78 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rusty Celadon (#898A74). Slightly further away sit Double Lemon Grass (#8B8B74) and Isotonic (#8C8B74).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(137, 138, 120)), which gives #898A78 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #898A78: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #898A78 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#898A78 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#898A78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#898A78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#898A78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#898A78 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#898A78 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #898A78

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rusty Celadon color link
Rusty Celadon

#898A74

Double Lemon Grass color link
Double Lemon Grass

#8B8B74

Isotonic color link
Isotonic

#8C8B74

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Sterling color link
Sterling

#8B8B7E

Quarter Talisman color link
Quarter Talisman

#8E877B

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Burlap Moss color link
Burlap Moss

#8D907B

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

#898A78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#898A78
  • RGB137, 138, 120
  • CMYK0, 0, 7, 46
  • CSSrgb(137, 138, 120)
  • HSL63°, 7%, 51%
  • HSL Precise63.333°, 7.143%, 50.588%
  • HSV63°, 13%, 54%
  • HSB63°, 13%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.541, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.541, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.541, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID898A78
  • DECIMAL ID9013880
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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