What color is #889D88?

#889D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889D88?

The RGB value is 136, 157, 136: 136 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889D88?

The complementary color is #9D889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889D88 color

#889D88 rgb(136, 157, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #889D88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.6% green and 53.3% blue (136, 157, 136).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#889D88 color codes

HEX	`#889D88`
RGB	`rgb(136, 157, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -11.58, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 14.38, 143.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.653, 31.125, 27.891)`
Decimal	`8953224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889D88, 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 #889D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #889D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889d88; }
.text { color: #889d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 157 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889d88, #889d93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #889D88?: #889D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889D88?: The RGB value is 136, 157, 136: 136 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889D88?: The complementary color is #9D889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.