What color is #89A572?

#89A572 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A572?

The RGB value is 137, 165, 114: 137 red, 165 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A572?

The complementary color is #8E72A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A572 color

#89A572 rgb(137, 165, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A572 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 64.7% green and 44.7% blue (137, 165, 114).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#89A572 color codes

HEX	`#89A572`
RGB	`rgb(137, 165, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 64.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -19.16, 23.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 30.2, 129.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.808, 33.443, 20.959)`
Decimal	`9020786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A572, 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 #89A572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #89A572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a572; }
.text { color: #89a572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 165 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a572, #72a575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #89A572?: #89A572 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A572?: The RGB value is 137, 165, 114: 137 red, 165 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A572?: The complementary color is #8E72A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.