What color is #89987A?

#89987A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89987A?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 122: 137 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89987A?

The complementary color is #897A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89987A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89987A color

#89987A rgb(137, 152, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #89987A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 47.8% blue (137, 152, 122).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#89987A color codes

HEX	`#89987A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -11.04, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 17.85, 128.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.057, 29.18, 22.721)`
Decimal	`9017466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89987A, 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 #89987A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89987A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #89987A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89987a; }
.text { color: #89987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89987a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89987a, #7a987a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89987A?: #89987A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89987A?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 122: 137 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89987A?: The complementary color is #897A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89987A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.