What color is #89B28A?

#89B28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B28A?

The RGB value is 137, 178, 138: 137 red, 178 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B28A?

The complementary color is #B289B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B28A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B28A color

#89B28A rgb(137, 178, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B28A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.8% green and 54.1% blue (137, 178, 138).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#89B28A color codes

HEX	`#89B28A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 178, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, -21.77, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 27.05, 143.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.823, 38.993, 29.942)`
Decimal	`9024138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B28A, 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 #89B28A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B28A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #89B28A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b28a; }
.text { color: #89b28a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b28a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 178 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b28a, #89b29f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89B28A?: #89B28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B28A?: The RGB value is 137, 178, 138: 137 red, 178 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B28A?: The complementary color is #B289B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B28A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.