What color is #89B6E7?

#89B6E7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B6E7?

The RGB value is 137, 182, 231: 137 red, 182 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B6E7?

The complementary color is #E7BA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B6E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B6E7 color

#89B6E7 rgb(137, 182, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89B6E7 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71.4% green and 90.6% blue (137, 182, 231).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 66% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88BBEE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#89B6E7 color codes

HEX	`#89B6E7`
RGB	`rgb(137, 182, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 66%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 21%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -2.64, -29.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 29.34, 264.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.464, 44.541, 81.998)`
Decimal	`9025255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B6E7, 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 #89B6E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B6E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #89B6E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b6e7; }
.text { color: #89b6e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b6e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 182 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b6e7, #8b89e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B6E7?: #89B6E7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B6E7?: The RGB value is 137, 182, 231: 137 red, 182 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B6E7?: The complementary color is #E7BA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B6E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.