What color is #89A59D?

#89A59D 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 #89A59D?

The RGB value is 137, 165, 157: 137 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A59D?

The complementary color is #A58991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A59D color

#89A59D rgb(137, 165, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #89A59D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 64.7% green and 61.6% blue (137, 165, 157).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#89A59D color codes

HEX	`#89A59D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 165, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 64.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -11.34, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 11.38, 175.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.856, 34.662, 37.009)`
Decimal	`9020829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A59D, 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 #89A59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #89A59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a59d; }
.text { color: #89a59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 165 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a59d, #899fa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #89A59D?: #89A59D 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 #89A59D?: The RGB value is 137, 165, 157: 137 red, 165 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A59D?: The complementary color is #A58991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.