What color is #89B697?

#89B697 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 #89B697?

The RGB value is 137, 182, 151: 137 red, 182 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B697?

The complementary color is #B689A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B697 color

#89B697 rgb(137, 182, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #89B697 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71.4% green and 59.2% blue (137, 182, 151).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#89B697 color codes

HEX	`#89B697`
RGB	`rgb(137, 182, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.18, -21.37, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.18, 24.03, 152.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.629, 41.007, 35.468)`
Decimal	`9025175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B697, 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 #89B697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #89B697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b697; }
.text { color: #89b697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 182 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b697, #89b6ae); }

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Questions

What color is #89B697?: #89B697 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 #89B697?: The RGB value is 137, 182, 151: 137 red, 182 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B697?: The complementary color is #B689A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.