What color is #889D96?

#889D96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889D96?

The RGB value is 136, 157, 150: 136 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889D96?

The complementary color is #9D888F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889D96 color

#889D96 rgb(136, 157, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #889D96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 61.6% green and 58.8% blue (136, 157, 150).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#889D96 color codes

HEX	`#889D96`
RGB	`rgb(136, 157, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 61.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -8.83, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 8.9, 172.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.714, 31.55, 33.478)`
Decimal	`8953238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889D96, 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 #889D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #889D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889d96; }
.text { color: #889d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 157 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889d96, #889a9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #889D96?: #889D96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889D96?: The RGB value is 136, 157, 150: 136 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889D96?: The complementary color is #9D888F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.