What color is #89AB6F?

#89AB6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AB6F?

The RGB value is 137, 171, 111: 137 red, 171 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AB6F?

The complementary color is #916FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AB6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AB6F color

#89AB6F rgb(137, 171, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #89AB6F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 67.1% green and 43.5% blue (137, 171, 111).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#89AB6F color codes

HEX	`#89AB6F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 171, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 67.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -22.65, 27.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 35.4, 129.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.748, 35.591, 20.444)`
Decimal	`9022319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AB6F, 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 #89AB6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AB6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #89AB6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89ab6f; }
.text { color: #89ab6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89ab6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 171 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89ab6f, #6fab73); }

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Questions

What color is #89AB6F?: #89AB6F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AB6F?: The RGB value is 137, 171, 111: 137 red, 171 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AB6F?: The complementary color is #916FAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AB6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.