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#89ED2C Color

#89ED2C is rgb(137, 237, 44) in RGB, hsl(91, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 81%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89ED2C
HEX#89ED2C
RGBrgb(137, 237, 44)
HSLhsl(91, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(91, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 81%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.232 134.2)
LABlab(85.22% -51.67 74.33)
LCHlch(85.22% 90.53 124.80)

What #89ED2C 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 #89ED2C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 6.3Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.61Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 9.95Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 10.67Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 12.56Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.89

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

#89ED2C Channel Values

How #89ED2C 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 237 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89ED2C 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89ED2C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89ED2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89ED2C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89ED2C
Complementary
#8F2CED
Analogous
#E9ED2C
Analogous
#2CED2F
Triadic
#2C89ED
Triadic
#ED2C89
Split comp.
#2F2CED
Split comp.
#ED2CE9

Tints & Shades of #89ED2C

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

#99EF48
#A8F264
#B8F480
#CBF7A1
#DAF9BD
#EAFCD9

Shades

#77E114
#63BC10
#529B0D
#407A0B
#2F5908
#1B3404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89ED2C.

How #89ED2C 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#89ED2C
Protanopia#E0E02F
Protanomaly#C3E52E
Deuteranopia#D3D33A
Deuteranomaly#BADE35
Tritanopia#A1E0E0
Tritanomaly#98E5B4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89ED2C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89ed2c: #89ED2C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89ED2C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89ed2c': '#89ED2C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.929, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_89ed2c">#89ED2C</color>
SVG fillfill="#89ED2C"

More Green Colors

#89ED2C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89ED2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89ED2C?

#89ED2C is a mid-tone green — rgb(137, 237, 44) in RGB and hsl(91, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #89ED2C?

#89ED2C is rgb(137, 237, 44) — red 137, green 237, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89ED2C?

#89ED2C converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 81%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89ED2C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89ED2C scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89ED2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89ED2C 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.67, which is visibly different.

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