What color is #89BE89?

#89BE89 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BE89?

The RGB value is 137, 190, 137: 137 red, 190 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BE89?

The complementary color is #BE89BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BE89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BE89 color

#89BE89 rgb(137, 190, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #89BE89 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 74.5% green and 53.7% blue (137, 190, 137).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#89BE89 color codes

HEX	`#89BE89`
RGB	`rgb(137, 190, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 74.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -27.87, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 35.11, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.244, 43.95, 30.394)`
Decimal	`9027209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BE89, 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 #89BE89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BE89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #89BE89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89be89; }
.text { color: #89be89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89be89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 190 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89be89, #89bea3); }

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Questions

What color is #89BE89?: #89BE89 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BE89?: The RGB value is 137, 190, 137: 137 red, 190 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BE89?: The complementary color is #BE89BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BE89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.