What color is #89925F?

#89925F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89925F?

The RGB value is 137, 146, 95: 137 red, 146 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89925F?

The complementary color is #685F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89925F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89925F color

#89925F rgb(137, 146, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #89925F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.3% green and 37.3% blue (137, 146, 95).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#89925F color codes

HEX	`#89925F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 146, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -11.93, 25.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 28.6, 114.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.661, 26.703, 14.785)`
Decimal	`9015903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89925F, 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 #89925F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89925F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #89925F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89925f; }
.text { color: #89925f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89925f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 146 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89925f, #70925f); }

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Questions

What color is #89925F?: #89925F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89925F?: The RGB value is 137, 146, 95: 137 red, 146 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89925F?: The complementary color is #685F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89925F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.