What color is #89B16E?

#89B16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B16E?

The RGB value is 137, 177, 110: 137 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B16E?

The complementary color is #966EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B16E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B16E color

#89B16E rgb(137, 177, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B16E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.4% green and 43.1% blue (137, 177, 110).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#89B16E color codes

HEX	`#89B16E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 177, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.94, -25.77, 30.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.94, 39.56, 130.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.853, 37.888, 20.542)`
Decimal	`9023854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B16E, 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 #89B16E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B16E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #89B16E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b16e; }
.text { color: #89b16e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b16e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 177 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b16e, #6eb175); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89B16E?: #89B16E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B16E?: The RGB value is 137, 177, 110: 137 red, 177 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B16E?: The complementary color is #966EB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B16E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.