What color is #89A39F?

#89A39F 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 #89A39F?

The RGB value is 137, 163, 159: 137 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A39F?

The complementary color is #A3898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A39F color

#89A39F rgb(137, 163, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A39F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 63.9% green and 62.4% blue (137, 163, 159).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#89A39F color codes

HEX	`#89A39F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 163, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 63.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -9.85, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 9.89, 185.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.67, 34.015, 37.797)`
Decimal	`9020319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A39F, 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 #89A39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #89A39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a39f; }
.text { color: #89a39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 163 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a39f, #899aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A39F?: #89A39F 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 #89A39F?: The RGB value is 137, 163, 159: 137 red, 163 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A39F?: The complementary color is #A3898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.