What color is #89DD85?

#89DD85 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89DD85?

The RGB value is 137, 221, 133: 137 red, 221 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89DD85?

The complementary color is #D985DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89DD85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89DD85 color

#89DD85 rgb(137, 221, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #89DD85 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 86.7% green and 52.2% blue (137, 221, 133).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#89DD85 color codes

HEX	`#89DD85`
RGB	`rgb(137, 221, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 86.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 40%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, -42.75, 35.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 55.48, 140.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.405, 58.723, 31.391)`
Decimal	`9035141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89DD85, 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 #89DD85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89DD85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #89DD85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89dd85; }
.text { color: #89dd85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89dd85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 221 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89dd85, #85ddad); }

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Questions

What color is #89DD85?: #89DD85 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89DD85?: The RGB value is 137, 221, 133: 137 red, 221 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89DD85?: The complementary color is #D985DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89DD85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.