What color is #89AE77?

#89AE77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AE77?

The RGB value is 137, 174, 119: 137 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AE77?

The complementary color is #9C77AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AE77 color

#89AE77 rgb(137, 174, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #89AE77 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 68.2% green and 46.7% blue (137, 174, 119).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#89AE77 color codes

HEX	`#89AE77`
RGB	`rgb(137, 174, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 68.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.22, -22.94, 24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.22, 33.39, 133.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.782, 36.922, 23.059)`
Decimal	`9023095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AE77, 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 #89AE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #89AE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89ae77; }
.text { color: #89ae77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89ae77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 174 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89ae77, #77ae81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #89AE77?: #89AE77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AE77?: The RGB value is 137, 174, 119: 137 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AE77?: The complementary color is #9C77AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.