What color is #89AEB7?

#89AEB7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89AEB7?

The RGB value is 137, 174, 183: 137 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89AEB7?

The complementary color is #B79289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89AEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89AEB7 color

#89AEB7 rgb(137, 174, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89AEB7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 68.2% green and 71.8% blue (137, 174, 183).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#89AEB7 color codes

HEX	`#89AEB7`
RGB	`rgb(137, 174, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 68.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.76, -10.41, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.76, 13.57, 219.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.997, 39.008, 50.529)`
Decimal	`9023159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89AEB7, 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 #89AEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89AEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #89AEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89aeb7; }
.text { color: #89aeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89aeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 174 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89aeb7, #8997b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89AEB7?: #89AEB7 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89AEB7?: The RGB value is 137, 174, 183: 137 red, 174 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89AEB7?: The complementary color is #B79289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89AEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.