What color is #89986D?

#89986D 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 #89986D?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 109: 137 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89986D?

The complementary color is #7C6D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89986D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89986D color

#89986D rgb(137, 152, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #89986D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 42.7% blue (137, 152, 109).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#89986D color codes

HEX	`#89986D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -13.13, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 24.69, 122.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.305, 28.879, 18.759)`
Decimal	`9017453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89986D, 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 #89986D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89986D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #89986D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89986d; }
.text { color: #89986d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89986d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89986d, #73986d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #89986D?: #89986D 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 #89986D?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 109: 137 red, 152 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89986D?: The complementary color is #7C6D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89986D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.