What color is #89E6A2?

#89E6A2 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89E6A2?

The RGB value is 137, 230, 162: 137 red, 230 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89E6A2?

The complementary color is #E689CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89E6A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89E6A2 color

#89E6A2 rgb(137, 230, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #89E6A2 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 90.2% green and 63.5% blue (137, 230, 162).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 65% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#89E6A2 color codes

HEX	`#89E6A2`
RGB	`rgb(137, 230, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 90.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 65%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 40%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 30%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -41.97, 24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 48.68, 149.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.132, 64.518, 44.25)`
Decimal	`9037474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89E6A2, 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 #89E6A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89E6A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #89E6A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89e6a2; }
.text { color: #89e6a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89e6a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 230 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89e6a2, #89e6d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89E6A2?: #89E6A2 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89E6A2?: The RGB value is 137, 230, 162: 137 red, 230 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89E6A2?: The complementary color is #E689CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89E6A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.