What color is #89B29A?

#89B29A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B29A?

The RGB value is 137, 178, 154: 137 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B29A?

The complementary color is #B289A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B29A color

#89B29A rgb(137, 178, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B29A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.8% green and 60.4% blue (137, 178, 154).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#89B29A color codes

HEX	`#89B29A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 178, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, -18.75, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 20.31, 157.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.068, 39.491, 36.499)`
Decimal	`9024154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B29A, 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 #89B29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #89B29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b29a; }
.text { color: #89b29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 178 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b29a, #89b2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #89B29A?: #89B29A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B29A?: The RGB value is 137, 178, 154: 137 red, 178 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B29A?: The complementary color is #B289A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.