What color is #89AC96?

#89AC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AC96?

The RGB value is 137, 172, 150: 137 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AC96?

The complementary color is #AC899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AC96 color

#89AC96 rgb(137, 172, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #89AC96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 67.5% green and 58.8% blue (137, 172, 150).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#89AC96 color codes

HEX	`#89AC96`
RGB	`rgb(137, 172, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 67.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, -16.45, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 18.04, 155.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.573, 37.025, 34.384)`
Decimal	`9022614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AC96, 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 #89AC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #89AC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89ac96; }
.text { color: #89ac96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89ac96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 172 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89ac96, #89aca8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #89AC96?: #89AC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AC96?: The RGB value is 137, 172, 150: 137 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AC96?: The complementary color is #AC899F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.