What color is #89B271?

#89B271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B271?

The RGB value is 137, 178, 113: 137 red, 178 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B271?

The complementary color is #9A71B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B271?

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.

#89B271 color

#89B271 rgb(137, 178, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B271 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.8% green and 44.3% blue (137, 178, 113).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#89B271 color codes

HEX	`#89B271`
RGB	`rgb(137, 178, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -25.82, 28.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 38.74, 131.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.217, 38.351, 21.483)`
Decimal	`9024113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B271, 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 #89B271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B271 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 #89B271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b271; }
.text { color: #89b271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 178 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b271, #71b279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #89B271?: #89B271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B271?: The RGB value is 137, 178, 113: 137 red, 178 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B271?: The complementary color is #9A71B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B271?: 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.