What color is #89B7BD?

#89B7BD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B7BD?

The RGB value is 137, 183, 189: 137 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B7BD?

The complementary color is #BD8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B7BD color

#89B7BD rgb(137, 183, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89B7BD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71.8% green and 74.1% blue (137, 183, 189).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#89B7BD color codes

HEX	`#89B7BD`
RGB	`rgb(137, 183, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.46, -13.77, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.46, 15.92, 210.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.432, 42.858, 54.487)`
Decimal	`9025469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B7BD, 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 #89B7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #89B7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b7bd; }
.text { color: #89b7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 183 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b7bd, #899dbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B7BD?: #89B7BD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B7BD?: The RGB value is 137, 183, 189: 137 red, 183 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B7BD?: The complementary color is #BD8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.