What color is #889B72?

#889B72 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889B72?

The RGB value is 136, 155, 114: 136 red, 155 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889B72?

The complementary color is #85729B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889B72 color

#889B72 rgb(136, 155, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #889B72 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.8% green and 44.7% blue (136, 155, 114).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#889B72 color codes

HEX	`#889B72`
RGB	`rgb(136, 155, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, -14.33, 19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 24.07, 126.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.912, 29.892, 20.374)`
Decimal	`8952690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889B72, 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 #889B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#889B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	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 #889B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889b72; }
.text { color: #889b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 155 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889b72, #749b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #889B72?: #889B72 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889B72?: The RGB value is 136, 155, 114: 136 red, 155 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889B72?: The complementary color is #85729B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.