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#899a48 color: Café de Paris

#899a48 is rgb(137, 154, 72) in RGB and oklch(65.461% 0.10955 119.244) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

65.5%
0.110
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #899a48

#899a48 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.1:1 contrast and black text 6.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Café de Paris (#889944). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #899a48 mixed with white

  1. 899a48
  2. 94a45c
  3. 9fae6e
  4. abb880
  5. b6c292
  6. c2cca4
  7. ced6b6
  8. dae0c8
  9. e6ebda
  10. f3f5ed

Darker: #899a48 mixed with black

  1. 899a48
  2. 76853d
  3. 647133
  4. 535e29
  5. 424b1f
  6. 313916
  7. 22270d
  8. 141706
  9. 070902
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899a48 with less saturation

  1. 899a48
  2. 8a9951
  3. 8a985a
  4. 8b9861
  5. 8c9769
  6. 8c9670
  7. 8d9577
  8. 8e947d
  9. 8f9384
  10. 90928a

Questions about #899a48

What color is #899a48?

#899a48 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(137, 154, 72), in HSL hsl(72.44, 36.28%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.461% 0.10955 119.244).

What colors go well with #899a48?

The complementary color of #899a48 is #9a81ca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ab8d37 and #5da36b. The triadic partners are #4899cc and #c6738f.

Is white or black text more readable on #899a48?

Black text reads better on #899a48: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and black gives 6.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899a48 a warm or cool color?

#899a48 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.11.