What color is #89B1C0?

#89B1C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B1C0?

The RGB value is 137, 177, 192: 137 red, 177 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B1C0?

The complementary color is #C09889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B1C0 color

#89B1C0 rgb(137, 177, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89B1C0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 69.4% green and 75.3% blue (137, 177, 192).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#89B1C0 color codes

HEX	`#89B1C0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 177, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, -9.88, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 15.56, 230.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.55, 40.567, 55.816)`
Decimal	`9023936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B1C0, 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 #89B1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #89B1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b1c0; }
.text { color: #89b1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 177 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b1c0, #8995c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B1C0?: #89B1C0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B1C0?: The RGB value is 137, 177, 192: 137 red, 177 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B1C0?: The complementary color is #C09889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.