What color is #89B450?

#89B450 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 #89B450?

The RGB value is 137, 180, 80: 137 red, 180 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B450?

The complementary color is #7B50B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B450?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B450 color

#89B450 rgb(137, 180, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B450 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 70.6% green and 31.4% blue (137, 180, 80).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 40% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#89B450 color codes

HEX	`#89B450`
RGB	`rgb(137, 180, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 70.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 40%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 56%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 56%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -30.83, 45.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 55.13, 124.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.086, 38.54, 13.547)`
Decimal	`9024592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B450, 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 #89B450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #89B450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b450; }
.text { color: #89b450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 180 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b450, #57b450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #89B450?: #89B450 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 #89B450?: The RGB value is 137, 180, 80: 137 red, 180 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B450?: The complementary color is #7B50B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B450?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.