What color is #89906B?

#89906B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89906B?

The RGB value is 137, 144, 107: 137 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89906B?

The complementary color is #726B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89906B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89906B color

#89906B rgb(137, 144, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #89906B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 56.5% green and 42% blue (137, 144, 107).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paid in Full (#8C8E65), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#89906B color codes

HEX	`#89906B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 144, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 56.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, -9.13, 18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 20.96, 115.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.943, 26.327, 17.78)`
Decimal	`9015403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89906B, 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 #89906B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89906B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	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 #89906B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89906b; }
.text { color: #89906b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89906b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 144 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89906b, #77906b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #89906B?: #89906B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Paid in Full. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89906B?: The RGB value is 137, 144, 107: 137 red, 144 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89906B?: The complementary color is #726B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89906B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.