What color is #89956C?

#89956C 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 #89956C?

The RGB value is 137, 149, 108: 137 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89956C?

The complementary color is #786C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89956C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89956C color

#89956C rgb(137, 149, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #89956C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58.4% green and 42.4% blue (137, 149, 108).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#89956C color codes

HEX	`#89956C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 149, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, -11.68, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 23.4, 119.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.771, 27.896, 18.317)`
Decimal	`9016684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89956C, 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 #89956C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89956C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #89956C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89956c; }
.text { color: #89956c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89956c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 149 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89956c, #74956c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #89956C?: #89956C 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 #89956C?: The RGB value is 137, 149, 108: 137 red, 149 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89956C?: The complementary color is #786C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89956C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.