What color is #89B196?

#89B196 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B196?

The RGB value is 137, 177, 150: 137 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B196?

The complementary color is #B189A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B196 color

#89B196 rgb(137, 177, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B196 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.4% green and 58.8% blue (137, 177, 150).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#89B196 color codes

HEX	`#89B196`
RGB	`rgb(137, 177, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, -19.02, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 21.25, 153.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.542, 38.964, 34.707)`
Decimal	`9023894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B196, 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 #89B196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #89B196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b196; }
.text { color: #89b196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 177 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b196, #89b1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #89B196?: #89B196 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B196?: The RGB value is 137, 177, 150: 137 red, 177 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B196?: The complementary color is #B189A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.