What color is #89A988?

#89A988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A988?

The RGB value is 137, 169, 136: 137 red, 169 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A988?

The complementary color is #A888A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A988 color

#89A988 rgb(137, 169, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A988 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.3% green and 53.3% blue (137, 169, 136).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#89A988 color codes

HEX	`#89A988`
RGB	`rgb(137, 169, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.11, -17.54, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.11, 22.12, 142.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.947, 35.471, 28.609)`
Decimal	`9021832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A988, 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 #89A988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #89A988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a988; }
.text { color: #89a988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 169 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a988, #88a998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A988?: #89A988 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A988?: The RGB value is 137, 169, 136: 137 red, 169 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A988?: The complementary color is #A888A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.