What color is #89AA76?

#89AA76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AA76?

The RGB value is 137, 170, 118: 137 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AA76?

The complementary color is #9776AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AA76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AA76 color

#89AA76 rgb(137, 170, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #89AA76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 66.7% green and 46.3% blue (137, 170, 118).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#89AA76 color codes

HEX	`#89AA76`
RGB	`rgb(137, 170, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 66.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.04, -21.08, 23.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.04, 31.37, 132.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.961, 35.375, 22.491)`
Decimal	`9022070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AA76, 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 #89AA76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AA76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #89AA76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aa76; }
.text { color: #89aa76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aa76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 170 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aa76, #76aa7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89AA76?: #89AA76 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AA76?: The RGB value is 137, 170, 118: 137 red, 170 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AA76?: The complementary color is #9776AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AA76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.