What color is #89A760?

#89A760 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A760?

The RGB value is 137, 167, 96: 137 red, 167 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A760?

The complementary color is #7E60A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A760?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A760 color

#89A760 rgb(137, 167, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A760 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.5% green and 37.6% blue (137, 167, 96).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 29% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#89A760 color codes

HEX	`#89A760`
RGB	`rgb(137, 167, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 29%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 43%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, -22.69, 33.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 40.32, 124.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.246, 33.8, 16.205)`
Decimal	`9021280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A760, 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 #89A760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #89A760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a760; }
.text { color: #89a760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 167 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a760, #66a760); }

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Questions

What color is #89A760?: #89A760 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A760?: The RGB value is 137, 167, 96: 137 red, 167 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A760?: The complementary color is #7E60A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A760?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.