What color is #889B7C?

#889B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889B7C?

The RGB value is 136, 155, 124: 136 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889B7C?

The complementary color is #8F7C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889B7C color

#889B7C rgb(136, 155, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #889B7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60.8% green and 48.6% blue (136, 155, 124).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#889B7C color codes

HEX	`#889B7C`
RGB	`rgb(136, 155, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -12.67, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 18.92, 132.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.512, 30.132, 23.537)`
Decimal	`8952700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889B7C, 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 #889B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #889B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889b7c; }
.text { color: #889b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 155 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889b7c, #7c9b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #889B7C?: #889B7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889B7C?: The RGB value is 136, 155, 124: 136 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889B7C?: The complementary color is #8F7C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.