What color is #89B49F?

#89B49F is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B49F?

The RGB value is 137, 180, 159: 137 red, 180 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B49F?

The complementary color is #B4899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B49F color

#89B49F rgb(137, 180, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B49F is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 70.6% green and 62.4% blue (137, 180, 159).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#89B49F color codes

HEX	`#89B49F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 180, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 70.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, -18.77, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 19.72, 162.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.894, 40.463, 38.871)`
Decimal	`9024671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B49F, 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 #89B49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #89B49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b49f; }
.text { color: #89b49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 180 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b49f, #89b3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #89B49F?: #89B49F is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B49F?: The RGB value is 137, 180, 159: 137 red, 180 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B49F?: The complementary color is #B4899E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.