What color is #89976A?

#89976A 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 #89976A?

The RGB value is 137, 151, 106: 137 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89976A?

The complementary color is #786A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89976A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89976A color

#89976A rgb(137, 151, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #89976A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.2% green and 41.6% blue (137, 151, 106).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#89976A color codes

HEX	`#89976A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 151, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -13.05, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 25.67, 120.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.984, 28.492, 17.869)`
Decimal	`9017194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89976A, 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 #89976A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89976A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #89976A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89976a; }
.text { color: #89976a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89976a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 151 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89976a, #72976a); }

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Questions

What color is #89976A?: #89976A 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 #89976A?: The RGB value is 137, 151, 106: 137 red, 151 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89976A?: The complementary color is #786A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89976A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.