What color is #89B098?

#89B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B098?

The RGB value is 137, 176, 152: 137 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B098?

The complementary color is #B089A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B098 color

#89B098 rgb(137, 176, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B098 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69% green and 59.6% blue (137, 176, 152).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#89B098 color codes

HEX	`#89B098`
RGB	`rgb(137, 176, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, -18.12, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 19.82, 156.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.508, 38.635, 35.497)`
Decimal	`9023640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B098, 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 #89B098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #89B098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b098; }
.text { color: #89b098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 176 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b098, #89b0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #89B098?: #89B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B098?: The RGB value is 137, 176, 152: 137 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B098?: The complementary color is #B089A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.