What color is #89A18C?

#89A18C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A18C?

The RGB value is 137, 161, 140: 137 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A18C?

The complementary color is #A1899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A18C color

#89A18C rgb(137, 161, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A18C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (137, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#89A18C color codes

HEX	`#89A18C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, -12.6, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 15.01, 147.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.794, 32.701, 29.653)`
Decimal	`9019788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A18C, 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 #89A18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #89A18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a18c; }
.text { color: #89a18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a18c, #89a198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A18C?: #89A18C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A18C?: The RGB value is 137, 161, 140: 137 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A18C?: The complementary color is #A1899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.