What color is #89A890?

#89A890 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A890?

The RGB value is 137, 168, 144: 137 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A890?

The complementary color is #A889A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A890 color

#89A890 rgb(137, 168, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A890 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (137, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#89A890 color codes

HEX	`#89A890`
RGB	`rgb(137, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, -15.53, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 17.9, 150.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.352, 35.337, 31.654)`
Decimal	`9021584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A890, 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 #89A890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #89A890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a890; }
.text { color: #89a890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a890, #89a89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A890?: #89A890 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A890?: The RGB value is 137, 168, 144: 137 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A890?: The complementary color is #A889A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.