What color is #89B4B2?

#89B4B2 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 #89B4B2?

The RGB value is 137, 180, 178: 137 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B4B2?

The complementary color is #B4898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B4B2 color

#89B4B2 rgb(137, 180, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89B4B2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 70.6% green and 69.8% blue (137, 180, 178).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#89B4B2 color codes

HEX	`#89B4B2`
RGB	`rgb(137, 180, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 70.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -14.72, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 15.17, 194)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.671, 41.174, 48.231)`
Decimal	`9024690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B4B2, 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 #89B4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #89B4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b4b2; }
.text { color: #89b4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 180 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b4b2, #89a1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B4B2?: #89B4B2 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 #89B4B2?: The RGB value is 137, 180, 178: 137 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B4B2?: The complementary color is #B4898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.