What color is #89CF90?

#89CF90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89CF90?

The RGB value is 137, 207, 144: 137 red, 207 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89CF90?

The complementary color is #CF89C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89CF90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89CF90 color

#89CF90 rgb(137, 207, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #89CF90 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 81.2% green and 56.5% blue (137, 207, 144).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#89CF90 color codes

HEX	`#89CF90`
RGB	`rgb(137, 207, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 81.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, -34.71, 24.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 42.51, 144.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.662, 51.956, 34.424)`
Decimal	`9031568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89CF90, 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 #89CF90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89CF90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #89CF90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89cf90; }
.text { color: #89cf90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89cf90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 207 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89cf90, #89cfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #89CF90?: #89CF90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89CF90?: The RGB value is 137, 207, 144: 137 red, 207 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89CF90?: The complementary color is #CF89C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89CF90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.