Palettes / Colors / #89BC28

#89BC28 — Green

#89BC28 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #89BC28 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#89BC28 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5C28BD; it also sits naturally between #BDA728 and #3FBD28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 74% · Blue 16%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #89BC28

.text { color: #89BC28; }
.background { background-color: #89BC28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89BC28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 188, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 65%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89BC28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 188, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89BC28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 188, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89BC28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89BC28">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5C28BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89BC28: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89BC28

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #89BC28 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #89BC28 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #89BC27  ·  #89BC29 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89BC28?

#89BC28 is Green, a green color (RGB 137, 188, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89BC28?

#89BC28 is RGB 137, 188, 40 — HSL 81°, 65%, 45% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 79%, 26%.

What colors go with #89BC28?

Its complement is #5C28BD; analogous partners are #BDA728 and #3FBD28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89BC28 for text?

Black text on #89BC28 has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.