What color is #89AEAA?

#89AEAA is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AEAA?

The RGB value is 137, 174, 170: 137 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AEAA?

The complementary color is #AE898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AEAA color

#89AEAA rgb(137, 174, 170)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (137, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#89AEAA color codes

HEX	`#89AEAA`
RGB	`rgb(137, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, -13.34, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 13.5, 188.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.706, 38.492, 43.729)`
Decimal	`9023146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AEAA, 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 #89AEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #89AEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aeaa; }
.text { color: #89aeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aeaa, #89a0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89AEAA?: #89AEAA is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AEAA?: The RGB value is 137, 174, 170: 137 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AEAA?: The complementary color is #AE898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.