What color is #89A088?

#89A088 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A088?

The RGB value is 137, 160, 136: 137 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A088?

The complementary color is #9F88A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A088 color

#89A088 rgb(137, 160, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A088 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62.7% green and 53.3% blue (137, 160, 136).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#89A088 color codes

HEX	`#89A088`
RGB	`rgb(137, 160, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -12.82, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 16.16, 142.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.33, 32.237, 28.07)`
Decimal	`9019528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A088, 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 #89A088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #89A088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a088; }
.text { color: #89a088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 160 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a088, #88a093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A088?: #89A088 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A088?: The RGB value is 137, 160, 136: 137 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A088?: The complementary color is #9F88A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.