What color is #89B2AE?

#89B2AE is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B2AE?

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

What is the complementary color of #89B2AE?

The complementary color is #B2898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B2AE color

#89B2AE rgb(137, 178, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89B2AE is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#89B2AE color codes

HEX	`#89B2AE`
RGB	`rgb(137, 178, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 69.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, -14.56, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 14.77, 189.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.875, 40.214, 46.013)`
Decimal	`9024174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B2AE, 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 #89B2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #89B2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b2ae; }
.text { color: #89b2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 178 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b2ae, #89a2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B2AE?: #89B2AE is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B2AE?: The RGB value is 137, 178, 174: 137 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B2AE?: The complementary color is #B2898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.