What color is #89B181?

#89B181 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 #89B181?

The RGB value is 137, 177, 129: 137 red, 177 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B181?

The complementary color is #A981B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B181 color

#89B181 rgb(137, 177, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B181 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.4% green and 50.6% blue (137, 177, 129).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#89B181 color codes

HEX	`#89B181`
RGB	`rgb(137, 177, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -22.82, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 30.54, 138.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30, 38.347, 26.586)`
Decimal	`9023873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B181, 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 #89B181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #89B181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b181; }
.text { color: #89b181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 177 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b181, #81b191); }

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Questions

What color is #89B181?: #89B181 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 #89B181?: The RGB value is 137, 177, 129: 137 red, 177 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B181?: The complementary color is #A981B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.