What color is #889C7A?

#889C7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889C7A?

The RGB value is 136, 156, 122: 136 red, 156 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889C7A?

The complementary color is #8E7A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889C7A color

#889C7A rgb(136, 156, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #889C7A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.2% green and 47.8% blue (136, 156, 122).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#889C7A color codes

HEX	`#889C7A`
RGB	`rgb(136, 156, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -13.55, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 20.59, 131.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.554, 30.416, 22.933)`
Decimal	`8952954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889C7A, 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 #889C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #889C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889c7a; }
.text { color: #889c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 156 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889c7a, #7a9c7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #889C7A?: #889C7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889C7A?: The RGB value is 136, 156, 122: 136 red, 156 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889C7A?: The complementary color is #8E7A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.