What color is #89A203?

#89A203 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noxious?

The RGB value is 137, 162, 3: 137 red, 162 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noxious?

The complementary color is #1C03A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A203?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noxious color: hex code #89A203

#89A203 rgb(137, 162, 3)

Shades of green

Noxious has the hex code #89A203. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.5% green and 1.2% blue (137, 162, 3).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 96% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

Noxious (#89A203) color codes

HEX	`#89A203`
RGB	`rgb(137, 162, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 96%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 98%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 98%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, -26.28, 64.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 69.71, 112.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.254, 31.166, 4.877)`
Decimal	`9019907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noxious, 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 #89A203	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A203 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #89A203 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a203; }
.text { color: #89a203; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a203; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 162 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a203, #3aa203); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

See #89A203 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #89A203?: #89A203 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noxious?: The RGB value is 137, 162, 3: 137 red, 162 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noxious?: The complementary color is #1C03A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A203?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.