What color is #89ABA4?

#89ABA4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89ABA4?

The RGB value is 137, 171, 164: 137 red, 171 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89ABA4?

The complementary color is #AB8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89ABA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89ABA4 color

#89ABA4 rgb(137, 171, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89ABA4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 67.1% green and 64.3% blue (137, 171, 164).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#89ABA4 color codes

HEX	`#89ABA4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 171, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 67.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -13.05, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 13.05, 181.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.578, 37.123, 40.617)`
Decimal	`9022372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89ABA4, 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 #89ABA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89ABA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #89ABA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aba4; }
.text { color: #89aba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 171 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aba4, #89a1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89ABA4?: #89ABA4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89ABA4?: The RGB value is 137, 171, 164: 137 red, 171 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89ABA4?: The complementary color is #AB8990, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89ABA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.