What color is #89937E?

#89937E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89937E?

The RGB value is 137, 147, 126: 137 red, 147 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89937E?

The complementary color is #887E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89937E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89937E color

#89937E rgb(137, 147, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89937E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green and 49.4% blue (137, 147, 126).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#89937E color codes

HEX	`#89937E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 147, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, -7.63, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 12.5, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.516, 27.692, 23.788)`
Decimal	`9016190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89937E, 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 #89937E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89937E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #89937E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89937e; }
.text { color: #89937e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89937e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 147 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89937e, #7f937e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #89937E?: #89937E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89937E?: The RGB value is 137, 147, 126: 137 red, 147 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89937E?: The complementary color is #887E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89937E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.