What color is #89B6B6?

#89B6B6 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 #89B6B6?

The RGB value is 137, 182, 182: 137 red, 182 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B6B6?

The complementary color is #B68989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B6B6 color

#89B6B6 rgb(137, 182, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89B6B6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71.4% green and 71.4% blue (137, 182, 182).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#89B6B6 color codes

HEX	`#89B6B6`
RGB	`rgb(137, 182, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.97, -14.86, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.97, 15.64, 198.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.485, 42.15, 50.513)`
Decimal	`9025206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B6B6, 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 #89B6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #89B6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b6b6; }
.text { color: #89b6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 182 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b6b6, #89a0b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B6B6?: #89B6B6 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 #89B6B6?: The RGB value is 137, 182, 182: 137 red, 182 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B6B6?: The complementary color is #B68989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.