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#899e2d color: Vigorous Wasabi

#899e2d is rgb(137, 158, 45) in RGB and oklch(66.131% 0.13743 119.525) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

66.1%
0.137
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #899e2d

#899e2d is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 66.1% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3:1 contrast and black text 6.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vigorous Wasabi (#8b9d30). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #899e2d mixed with white

  1. 899e2d
  2. 94a848
  3. 9fb15f
  4. aabb74
  5. b6c588
  6. c2cf9c
  7. ced8b0
  8. dae2c4
  9. e6ecd7
  10. f2f5eb

Darker: #899e2d mixed with black

  1. 899e2d
  2. 768926
  3. 64741f
  4. 536018
  5. 424d11
  6. 313a0b
  7. 222906
  8. 141802
  9. 070901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #899e2d with less saturation

  1. 899e2d
  2. 8a9d3d
  3. 8b9c4a
  4. 8b9b55
  5. 8c9a5f
  6. 8d9969
  7. 8e9872
  8. 8f977a
  9. 909583
  10. 91948b

Questions about #899e2d

What color is #899e2d?

#899e2d is bright lime. The closest named color is Vigorous Wasabi. In RGB it is rgb(137, 158, 45), in HSL hsl(71.15, 55.67%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.131% 0.13743 119.525).

What colors go well with #899e2d?

The complementary color of #899e2d is #9f7dda. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b48d00 and #4ba963. The triadic partners are #289cdd and #d46b90.

Is white or black text more readable on #899e2d?

Black text reads better on #899e2d: white gives a contrast ratio of 3:1 and black gives 6.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #899e2d a warm or cool color?

#899e2d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 66.1% and its chroma 0.137.