What color is #89A4BE?

#89A4BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A4BE?

The RGB value is 137, 164, 190: 137 red, 164 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A4BE?

The complementary color is #BEA389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A4BE color

#89A4BE rgb(137, 164, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89A4BE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 64.3% green and 74.5% blue (137, 164, 190).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#89A4BE color codes

HEX	`#89A4BE`
RGB	`rgb(137, 164, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 64.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, -3.31, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 16.76, 258.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.884, 35.586, 53.841)`
Decimal	`9020606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A4BE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #89A4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #89A4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a4be; }
.text { color: #89a4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 164 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a4be, #8989be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #89A4BE?: #89A4BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A4BE?: The RGB value is 137, 164, 190: 137 red, 164 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A4BE?: The complementary color is #BEA389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.