What color is #89AC27?

#89AC27 is a moderate yellow-green known as German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of German Hop?

The RGB value is 137, 172, 39: 137 red, 172 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of German Hop?

The complementary color is #4A27AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AC27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

German Hop color: hex code #89AC27

#89AC27 rgb(137, 172, 39)

Shades of green

German Hop has the hex code #89AC27. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 67.5% green and 15.3% blue (137, 172, 39).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 63% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

German Hop (#89AC27) color codes

HEX	`#89AC27`
RGB	`rgb(137, 172, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 67.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 63%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 77%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 77%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.73, -30.05, 59.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.73, 66.7, 116.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.436, 34.97, 7.329)`
Decimal	`9022503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with German Hop, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #89AC27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AC27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #89AC27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89ac27; }
.text { color: #89ac27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89ac27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 172 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89ac27, #47ac27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

See #89AC27 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #89AC27?: #89AC27 is a moderate yellow-green known as German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of German Hop?: The RGB value is 137, 172, 39: 137 red, 172 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of German Hop?: The complementary color is #4A27AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AC27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.