What color is #89A997?

#89A997 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A997?

The RGB value is 137, 169, 151: 137 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A997?

The complementary color is #A9899B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A997 color

#89A997 rgb(137, 169, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #89A997 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.3% green and 59.2% blue (137, 169, 151).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#89A997 color codes

HEX	`#89A997`
RGB	`rgb(137, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, -14.68, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 15.74, 158.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.089, 35.928, 34.622)`
Decimal	`9021847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A997, 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 #89A997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #89A997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a997; }
.text { color: #89a997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a997, #89a9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89A997?: #89A997 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A997?: The RGB value is 137, 169, 151: 137 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A997?: The complementary color is #A9899B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.