What color is #89A155?

#89A155 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A155?

The RGB value is 137, 161, 85: 137 red, 161 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A155?

The complementary color is #6D55A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A155?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A155 color

#89A155 rgb(137, 161, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A155 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.1% green and 33.3% blue (137, 161, 85).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#89A155 color codes

HEX	`#89A155`
RGB	`rgb(137, 161, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 47%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 47%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, -21, 36.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 42.23, 119.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.701, 31.464, 13.364)`
Decimal	`9019733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A155, 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 #89A155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #89A155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a155; }
.text { color: #89a155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 161 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a155, #63a155); }

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Questions

What color is #89A155?: #89A155 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A155?: The RGB value is 137, 161, 85: 137 red, 161 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A155?: The complementary color is #6D55A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A155?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.