Exploring the Color #89A070

#89A070 sits at 89° on the color wheel, placing it in the chartreuse family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 20% saturation and 53% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 137, 160, 112 produces a 7.33:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #89A070 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 37 units away from #808080. Designers reach for chartreuse hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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