What color is #89C290?

#89C290 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 #89C290?

The RGB value is 137, 194, 144: 137 red, 194 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89C290?

The complementary color is #C289BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89C290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89C290 color

#89C290 rgb(137, 194, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #89C290 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 76.1% green and 56.5% blue (137, 194, 144).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#89C290 color codes

HEX	`#89C290`
RGB	`rgb(137, 194, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 76.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, -28.58, 19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 34.53, 145.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.641, 45.914, 33.417)`
Decimal	`9028240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89C290, 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 #89C290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89C290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #89C290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89c290; }
.text { color: #89c290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89c290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 194 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89c290, #89c2ac); }

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Questions

What color is #89C290?: #89C290 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 #89C290?: The RGB value is 137, 194, 144: 137 red, 194 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89C290?: The complementary color is #C289BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89C290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.