What color is #89B599?

#89B599 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B599?

The RGB value is 137, 181, 153: 137 red, 181 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B599?

The complementary color is #B589A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B599 color

#89B599 rgb(137, 181, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B599 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71% green and 60% blue (137, 181, 153).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#89B599 color codes

HEX	`#89B599`
RGB	`rgb(137, 181, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, -20.48, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 22.59, 155.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.588, 40.665, 36.263)`
Decimal	`9024921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B599, 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 #89B599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #89B599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b599; }
.text { color: #89b599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 181 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b599, #89b5af); }

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Questions

What color is #89B599?: #89B599 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B599?: The RGB value is 137, 181, 153: 137 red, 181 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B599?: The complementary color is #B589A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.