What color is #89AEB2?

#89AEB2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AEB2?

The RGB value is 137, 174, 178: 137 red, 174 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AEB2?

The complementary color is #B28D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AEB2 color

#89AEB2 rgb(137, 174, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89AEB2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 68.2% green and 69.8% blue (137, 174, 178).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#89AEB2 color codes

HEX	`#89AEB2`
RGB	`rgb(137, 174, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 68.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -11.55, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 13.1, 208.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.486, 38.804, 47.836)`
Decimal	`9023154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AEB2, 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 #89AEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #89AEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aeb2; }
.text { color: #89aeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 174 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aeb2, #899ab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89AEB2?: #89AEB2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AEB2?: The RGB value is 137, 174, 178: 137 red, 174 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AEB2?: The complementary color is #B28D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.