What color is #89A09B?

#89A09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A09B?

The RGB value is 137, 160, 155: 137 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A09B?

The complementary color is #A0898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A09B color

#89A09B rgb(137, 160, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A09B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 62.7% green and 60.8% blue (137, 160, 155).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#89A09B color codes

HEX	`#89A09B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 160, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 62.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, -9.07, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 9.07, 180.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.802, 32.826, 35.823)`
Decimal	`9019547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A09B, 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 #89A09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #89A09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a09b; }
.text { color: #89a09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 160 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a09b, #899aa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A09B?: #89A09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A09B?: The RGB value is 137, 160, 155: 137 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A09B?: The complementary color is #A0898E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.