What color is #89A980?

#89A980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A980?

The RGB value is 137, 169, 128: 137 red, 169 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A980?

The complementary color is #A080A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A980 color

#89A980 rgb(137, 169, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A980 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.3% green and 50.2% blue (137, 169, 128).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#89A980 color codes

HEX	`#89A980`
RGB	`rgb(137, 169, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -18.94, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 25.88, 137.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.4, 35.252, 25.726)`
Decimal	`9021824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A980, 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 #89A980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #89A980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a980; }
.text { color: #89a980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 169 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a980, #80a98b); }

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Questions

What color is #89A980?: #89A980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A980?: The RGB value is 137, 169, 128: 137 red, 169 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A980?: The complementary color is #A080A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.