What color is #889E77?

#889E77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #889E77?

The RGB value is 136, 158, 119: 136 red, 158 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #889E77?

The complementary color is #8D779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #889E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#889E77 color

#889E77 rgb(136, 158, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #889E77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 62% green and 46.7% blue (136, 158, 119).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#889E77 color codes

HEX	`#889E77`
RGB	`rgb(136, 158, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 62%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.52, -15.11, 17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.52, 23.41, 130.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.709, 31.02, 22.082)`
Decimal	`8953463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #889E77, 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 #889E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#889E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #889E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #889e77; }
.text { color: #889e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #889e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 158 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #889e77, #779e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #889E77?: #889E77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #889E77?: The RGB value is 136, 158, 119: 136 red, 158 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #889E77?: The complementary color is #8D779E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #889E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.