What color is #89A67A?

#89A67A 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 #89A67A?

The RGB value is 137, 166, 122: 137 red, 166 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A67A?

The complementary color is #977AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A67A?

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.

#89A67A color

#89A67A rgb(137, 166, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A67A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.1% green and 47.8% blue (137, 166, 122).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#89A67A color codes

HEX	`#89A67A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 166, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -18.4, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 26.87, 133.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.465, 33.995, 23.523)`
Decimal	`9021050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A67A, 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 #89A67A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A67A 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 #89A67A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a67a; }
.text { color: #89a67a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a67a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 166 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a67a, #7aa681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A67A?: #89A67A 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 #89A67A?: The RGB value is 137, 166, 122: 137 red, 166 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A67A?: The complementary color is #977AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A67A?: 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.