What color is #89AF88?

#89AF88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AF88?

The RGB value is 137, 175, 136: 137 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AF88?

The complementary color is #AE88AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AF88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AF88 color

#89AF88 rgb(137, 175, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #89AF88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 68.6% green and 53.3% blue (137, 175, 136).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#89AF88 color codes

HEX	`#89AF88`
RGB	`rgb(137, 175, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 68.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -20.61, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 26.02, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.089, 37.755, 28.99)`
Decimal	`9023368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AF88, 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 #89AF88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AF88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #89AF88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89af88; }
.text { color: #89af88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89af88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 175 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89af88, #88af9b); }

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Questions

What color is #89AF88?: #89AF88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AF88?: The RGB value is 137, 175, 136: 137 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AF88?: The complementary color is #AE88AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AF88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.