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#89971a color: Snakes in the Grass

#89971a is rgb(137, 151, 26) in RGB and oklch(64.358% 0.13975 116.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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67°
100%

64.4%
0.140
116°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #89971a

#89971a is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 116°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.23:1 contrast and black text 6.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass (#889717). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #89971a mixed with white

  1. 89971a
  2. 94a13d
  3. 9fac56
  4. aab66d
  5. b6c182
  6. c2cb97
  7. ced5ac
  8. dae0c1
  9. e6ead5
  10. f2f5ea

Darker: #89971a mixed with black

  1. 89971a
  2. 768315
  3. 646f10
  4. 535c0c
  5. 424907
  6. 313704
  7. 222602
  8. 141701
  9. 070800
  10. 010100

Calmer: #89971a with less saturation

  1. 89971a
  2. 899630
  3. 899640
  4. 8a954c
  5. 8a9457
  6. 8a9361
  7. 8b926b
  8. 8b9174
  9. 8c907d
  10. 8c8e85

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Colors that go with #89971a

Complementary
#89971a#9679d8
Analogous
#89971a#b28600#4ca357
Triadic
#89971a#0098d6#ce658f
Split
#89971a#6689e2#b86cba

Questions about #89971a

What color is #89971a?

#89971a is bright lime. The closest named color is Snakes in the Grass. In RGB it is rgb(137, 151, 26), in HSL hsl(66.72, 70.62%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.358% 0.13975 116.341).

What colors go well with #89971a?

The complementary color of #89971a is #9679d8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b28600 and #4ca357. The triadic partners are #0098d6 and #ce658f.

Is white or black text more readable on #89971a?

Black text reads better on #89971a: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and black gives 6.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #89971a a warm or cool color?

#89971a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 116 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.14.