What color is #89A8CB?

#89A8CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89A8CB?

The RGB value is 137, 168, 203: 137 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89A8CB?

The complementary color is #CBAC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89A8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89A8CB color

#89A8CB rgb(137, 168, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89A8CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 65.9% green and 79.6% blue (137, 168, 203).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#89A8CB color codes

HEX	`#89A8CB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 168, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 65.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, -2.28, -21.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 21.41, 263.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.095, 37.634, 61.903)`
Decimal	`9021643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89A8CB, 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 #89A8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89A8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #89A8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89a8cb; }
.text { color: #89a8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89a8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 168 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89a8cb, #8b89cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #89A8CB?: #89A8CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89A8CB?: The RGB value is 137, 168, 203: 137 red, 168 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89A8CB?: The complementary color is #CBAC89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89A8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.