What color is #89BB52?

#89BB52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BB52?

The RGB value is 137, 187, 82: 137 red, 187 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BB52?

The complementary color is #8452BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BB52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BB52 color

#89BB52 rgb(137, 187, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #89BB52 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 73.3% green and 32.2% blue (137, 187, 82).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 44% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#89BB52 color codes

HEX	`#89BB52`
RGB	`rgb(137, 187, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 73.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 44%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 56%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -33.91, 47.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 58.1, 125.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.61, 41.467, 14.425)`
Decimal	`9026386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BB52, 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 #89BB52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BB52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #89BB52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89bb52; }
.text { color: #89bb52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89bb52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 187 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89bb52, #55bb52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #89BB52?: #89BB52 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BB52?: The RGB value is 137, 187, 82: 137 red, 187 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BB52?: The complementary color is #8452BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BB52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.