What color is #89B350?

#89B350 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B350?

The RGB value is 137, 179, 80: 137 red, 179 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B350?

The complementary color is #7A50B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B350?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B350 color

#89B350 rgb(137, 179, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B350 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 70.2% green and 31.4% blue (137, 179, 80).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 39% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#89B350 color codes

HEX	`#89B350`
RGB	`rgb(137, 179, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 70.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 39%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 55%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 55%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -30.36, 45.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 54.58, 123.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.884, 38.137, 13.48)`
Decimal	`9024336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B350, 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 #89B350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #89B350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b350; }
.text { color: #89b350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 179 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b350, #58b350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #89B350?: #89B350 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B350?: The RGB value is 137, 179, 80: 137 red, 179 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B350?: The complementary color is #7A50B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B350?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.