What color is #89BE9D?

#89BE9D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BE9D?

The RGB value is 137, 190, 157: 137 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BE9D?

The complementary color is #BE89AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BE9D?

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.

#89BE9D color

#89BE9D rgb(137, 190, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #89BE9D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 74.5% green and 61.6% blue (137, 190, 157).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#89BE9D color codes

HEX	`#89BE9D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 190, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 74.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -24.21, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 26.66, 155.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.814, 44.578, 38.662)`
Decimal	`9027229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BE9D, 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 #89BE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BE9D 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 #89BE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89be9d; }
.text { color: #89be9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89be9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 190 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89be9d, #89beb7); }

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Questions

What color is #89BE9D?: #89BE9D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BE9D?: The RGB value is 137, 190, 157: 137 red, 190 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BE9D?: The complementary color is #BE89AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BE9D?: 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.