What color is #889E72?

#889E72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889E72?

The RGB value is 136, 158, 114: 136 red, 158 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889E72?

The complementary color is #88729E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889E72 color

#889E72 rgb(136, 158, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #889E72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62% green and 44.7% blue (136, 158, 114).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#889E72 color codes

HEX	`#889E72`
RGB	`rgb(136, 158, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.43, -15.91, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.43, 25.96, 127.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.417, 30.903, 20.542)`
Decimal	`8953458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889E72, 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 #889E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #889E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889e72; }
.text { color: #889e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 158 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889e72, #729e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #889E72?: #889E72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889E72?: The RGB value is 136, 158, 114: 136 red, 158 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889E72?: The complementary color is #88729E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.