Information about #898E77 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #898E77 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Lemon Grass (#8B8B74). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rusty Celadon (#898A74) and Isotonic (#8C8B74).
The recipe behind #898E77 is rgb(137, 142, 119), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #898E77 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #898E77 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#898E77 color variations
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#898E77 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#898E77 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#898E77 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#898E77 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#898E77 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #898E77 color
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Nearest named colors to #898E77
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8B8B74
#898A74
#8C8B74
#8D907B
#848B79
#8B8B7E
#848A7D
#8E877B
#839270
#898478
#858477
#87876F
#898E77 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#898E77
- RGB137, 142, 119
- CMYK2, 0, 9, 44
- CSSrgb(137, 142, 119)
- HSL73°, 9%, 51%
- HSL Precise73.043°, 9.237%, 51.176%
- HSV73°, 16%, 56%
- HSB73°, 16%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.557, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.557, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.557, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID898E77
- DECIMAL ID9014903
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
