What color is #89A082?

#89A082 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A082?

The RGB value is 137, 160, 130: 137 red, 160 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A082?

The complementary color is #9982A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A082 color

#89A082 rgb(137, 160, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A082 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62.7% green and 51% blue (137, 160, 130).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#89A082 color codes

HEX	`#89A082`
RGB	`rgb(137, 160, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, -13.91, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 19.04, 136.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.916, 32.071, 25.887)`
Decimal	`9019522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A082, 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 #89A082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	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 #89A082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a082; }
.text { color: #89a082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 160 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a082, #82a08a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A082?: #89A082 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A082?: The RGB value is 137, 160, 130: 137 red, 160 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A082?: The complementary color is #9982A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.