What color is #89BE96?

#89BE96 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 #89BE96?

The RGB value is 137, 190, 150: 137 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BE96?

The complementary color is #BE89B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BE96 color

#89BE96 rgb(137, 190, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #89BE96 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 74.5% green and 58.8% blue (137, 190, 150).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#89BE96 color codes

HEX	`#89BE96`
RGB	`rgb(137, 190, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 74.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.46, -25.54, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.46, 29.49, 150.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.233, 44.346, 35.604)`
Decimal	`9027222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BE96, 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 #89BE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #89BE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89be96; }
.text { color: #89be96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89be96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 190 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89be96, #89beb1); }

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Questions

What color is #89BE96?: #89BE96 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 #89BE96?: The RGB value is 137, 190, 150: 137 red, 190 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BE96?: The complementary color is #BE89B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.