What color is #89B1B5?

#89B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B1B5?

The RGB value is 137, 177, 181: 137 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B1B5?

The complementary color is #B58D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B1B5 color

#89B1B5 rgb(137, 177, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.4% green and 71% blue (137, 177, 181).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#89B1B5 color codes

HEX	`#89B1B5`
RGB	`rgb(137, 177, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.54, -12.46, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.54, 14.03, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.377, 40.097, 49.635)`
Decimal	`9023925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B1B5, 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 #89B1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #89B1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b1b5; }
.text { color: #89b1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 177 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b1b5, #899bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B1B5?: #89B1B5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B1B5?: The RGB value is 137, 177, 181: 137 red, 177 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B1B5?: The complementary color is #B58D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.