Palettes / Colors / #89CB5D

#89CB5D — Muted Green

#89CB5D is a green color we call Muted 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 #89CB5D 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.

#89CB5D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9F5DCB; it also sits naturally between #C0CB5D and #5DCB68. 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 80% · Blue 36%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89CB5D

.text { color: #89CB5D; }
.background { background-color: #89CB5D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89CB5D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 203, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 51%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89CB5D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 203, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89CB5D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 203, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89CB5D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89CB5D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F5DCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89CB5D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89CB5D

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 #89CB5D 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 #89CB5D 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #89CB5D?

#89CB5D is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 137, 203, 93). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89CB5D?

#89CB5D is RGB 137, 203, 93 — HSL 96°, 51%, 58% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 54%, 20%.

What colors go with #89CB5D?

Its complement is #9F5DCB; analogous partners are #C0CB5D and #5DCB68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89CB5D for text?

Black text on #89CB5D has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.