What color is #89BDA9?

#89BDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BDA9?

The RGB value is 137, 189, 169: 137 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BDA9?

The complementary color is #BD899D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BDA9 color

#89BDA9 rgb(137, 189, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #89BDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 74.1% green and 66.3% blue (137, 189, 169).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% 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 9.92:1).

#89BDA9 color codes

HEX	`#89BDA9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 189, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 74.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -21.28, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 21.78, 167.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.673, 44.577, 44.253)`
Decimal	`9026985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BDA9, 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 #89BDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #89BDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89bda9; }
.text { color: #89bda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89bda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 189 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89bda9, #89b7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #89BDA9?: #89BDA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BDA9?: The RGB value is 137, 189, 169: 137 red, 189 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BDA9?: The complementary color is #BD899D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.