What color is #89A48B?

#89A48B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A48B?

The RGB value is 137, 164, 139: 137 red, 164 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A48B?

The complementary color is #A489A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A48B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A48B color

#89A48B rgb(137, 164, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A48B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 64.3% green and 54.5% blue (137, 164, 139).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#89A48B color codes

HEX	`#89A48B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 164, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 64.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, -14.38, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 17.45, 145.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.251, 33.733, 29.444)`
Decimal	`9020555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A48B, 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 #89A48B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A48B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #89A48B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a48b; }
.text { color: #89a48b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a48b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 164 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a48b, #89a499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A48B?: #89A48B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A48B?: The RGB value is 137, 164, 139: 137 red, 164 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A48B?: The complementary color is #A489A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A48B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.