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#89C2A5 Color

#89C2A5 is rgb(137, 194, 165) in RGB, hsl(149, 32%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89C2A5
HEX#89C2A5
RGBrgb(137, 194, 165)
HSLhsl(149, 32%, 65%)
HSVhsv(149, 29%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.073 161.9)
LABlab(73.88% -23.87 8.43)
LCHlch(73.88% 25.31 160.54)

What #89C2A5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #89C2A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.77Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.74Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.68Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.13Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.67Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#89C2A5 Channel Values

How #89C2A5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 194 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 32% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 29% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89C2A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89C2A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89C2A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89C2A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89C2A5
Complementary
#C289A7
Analogous
#8AC289
Analogous
#89C2C1
Triadic
#A589C2
Triadic
#C2A589
Split comp.
#C189C2
Split comp.
#C2898A

Tints & Shades of #89C2A5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9ACBB2
#A7D2BC
#B8DBC9
#C9E3D6
#DAECE3
#E7F3ED

Shades

#6BB38E
#53A279
#448362
#34654C
#244735
#172C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89C2A5.

How #89C2A5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#89C2A5
Protanopia#BABAA5
Protanomaly#A8BDA5
Deuteranopia#B2B2A7
Deuteranomaly#A3B8A6
Tritanopia#8EBFBF
Tritanomaly#8CC0B5
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89C2A5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-89c2a5: #89C2A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89C2A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89c2a5': '#89C2A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.761, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_89c2a5">#89C2A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#89C2A5"

More Green Colors

#89C2A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89C2A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89C2A5?

#89C2A5 is a light green — rgb(137, 194, 165) in RGB and hsl(149, 32%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #89C2A5?

#89C2A5 is rgb(137, 194, 165) — red 137, green 194, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89C2A5?

#89C2A5 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89C2A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89C2A5 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89C2A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89C2A5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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