What color is #89925B?

#89925B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89925B?

The RGB value is 137, 146, 91: 137 red, 146 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89925B?

The complementary color is #645B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89925B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89925B color

#89925B rgb(137, 146, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #89925B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.3% green and 35.7% blue (137, 146, 91).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#89925B color codes

HEX	`#89925B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 146, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, -12.46, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 30.73, 113.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.484, 26.632, 13.851)`
Decimal	`9015899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89925B, 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 #89925B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89925B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #89925B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89925b; }
.text { color: #89925b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89925b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 146 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89925b, #6e925b); }

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Questions

What color is #89925B?: #89925B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89925B?: The RGB value is 137, 146, 91: 137 red, 146 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89925B?: The complementary color is #645B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89925B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.