What color is #89B7CA?

#89B7CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89B7CA?

The RGB value is 137, 183, 202: 137 red, 183 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89B7CA?

The complementary color is #CA9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89B7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89B7CA color

#89B7CA rgb(137, 183, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89B7CA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 71.8% green and 79.2% blue (137, 183, 202).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#89B7CA color codes

HEX	`#89B7CA`
RGB	`rgb(137, 183, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 71.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 9%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.86, -10.65, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.86, 18.01, 233.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.907, 43.448, 62.255)`
Decimal	`9025482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89B7CA, 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 #89B7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89B7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #89B7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89b7ca; }
.text { color: #89b7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89b7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 183 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89b7ca, #8996ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #89B7CA?: #89B7CA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89B7CA?: The RGB value is 137, 183, 202: 137 red, 183 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89B7CA?: The complementary color is #CA9C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89B7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.