What color is #89B57E?

#89B57E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B57E?

The RGB value is 137, 181, 126: 137 red, 181 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B57E?

The complementary color is #AA7EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B57E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B57E color

#89B57E rgb(137, 181, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B57E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71% green and 49.4% blue (137, 181, 126).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#89B57E color codes

HEX	`#89B57E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 181, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, -25.3, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 34.47, 137.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.605, 39.872, 25.818)`
Decimal	`9024894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B57E, 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 #89B57E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B57E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #89B57E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b57e; }
.text { color: #89b57e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b57e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 181 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b57e, #7eb58f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #89B57E?: #89B57E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B57E?: The RGB value is 137, 181, 126: 137 red, 181 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B57E?: The complementary color is #AA7EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B57E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.