What color is #89B493?

#89B493 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B493?

The RGB value is 137, 180, 147: 137 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B493?

The complementary color is #B489AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B493 color

#89B493 rgb(137, 180, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B493 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 70.6% green and 57.6% blue (137, 180, 147).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#89B493 color codes

HEX	`#89B493`
RGB	`rgb(137, 180, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 70.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.52, -21.12, 12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.52, 24.41, 149.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.903, 40.066, 33.651)`
Decimal	`9024659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B493, 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 #89B493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #89B493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b493; }
.text { color: #89b493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 180 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b493, #89b4a9); }

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Questions

What color is #89B493?: #89B493 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B493?: The RGB value is 137, 180, 147: 137 red, 180 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B493?: The complementary color is #B489AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.