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#89d813

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Yellow Green

RGB
137, 216, 19
HSL
84°, 84%, 46%
CMYK
37, 0, 91, 15
Luminance
0.5448

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #89d813 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#89d813
Hue
84°
green
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5448
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.90:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue84° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#89d813
RGBrgb(137, 216, 19)
HSLhsl(84, 84%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 91%, 15%)
LABlab(78.7 -50.0 75.3)
LCHlch(78.7 90.4 123.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.800 0.216 131.3)
Decimal9033747
Display P3color(display-p3 0.537 0.847 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #89d813;
background-color: #89d813;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#89d813] bg-[#89d813]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #89d813;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.537, green: 0.847, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#89d813")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF89D813)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 216, 137)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #89d813 · 11.90:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #89d813 as text scores 1.77:1 on white and 11.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#89d813 on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#89d813 on black: 11.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E2C700
deuteranopia · #D7C133
tritanopia · #8CCEB8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #89d813 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FCF2
#F2FAE6
#E3F6C5
#D0F698
#B9F164
#A1ED31
#89d813
#77BB11
#5F960D
#466C0E
#2C4409
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF2Darkest = 950 · #2C4409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF2;
  --brand-100: #F2FAE6;
  --brand-200: #E3F6C5;
  --brand-300: #D0F698;
  --brand-400: #B9F164;
  --brand-500: #A1ED31;
  --brand-600: #89d813;
  --brand-700: #77BB11;
  --brand-800: #5F960D;
  --brand-900: #466C0E;
  --brand-950: #2C4409;
  --brand: #89d813;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #89d813

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2E0EDD
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4A750A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #89d813

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6213D8
Analogous left#D8C513
Analogous right#26D813
Split-complement 1#1326D8
Split-complement 2#C513D8
Triadic 1#1389D8
Triadic 2#D81389
Tetradic#13D8C5

RGB percentages

Red53.7%
Green84.7%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow91.2%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#89d813 text on a black background

contrast 11.90:1

Card sample

#89d813 text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #89d813;
Background color
Panel with #89d813 background
background-color: #89d813;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #89d813;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(137, 216, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(137, 216, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #89d813;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89d813, #13D821);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #89d813

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#89d813 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#89d813, answered

What color is #89d813?

#89d813 is a balanced electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 84° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #89d813?

rgb(137, 216, 19) — 137 red, 216 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 53.7% / 84.7% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #89d813 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5448 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 11.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #89d813?

Black. It scores 11.90:1 against #89d813, versus 1.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #89d813?

#6213D8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1326D8 and #C513D8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #89d813?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DBEDC0 for borders, #7B9B4B for secondary text, #2E0EDD as an accent and #4A750A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D8C513 and #26D813 stays calm, while #6213D8 is the loudest partner.

What is #89d813 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(37%, 0%, 91%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #89d813 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D1D813; nudged cooler, #3FDA11.

Work with #89d813 in the Color Lab