What color is #89BBB0?

#89BBB0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BBB0?

The RGB value is 137, 187, 176: 137 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BBB0?

The complementary color is #BB8994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BBB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BBB0 color

#89BBB0 rgb(137, 187, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89BBB0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (137, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#89BBB0 color codes

HEX	`#89BBB0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -18.77, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 18.78, 179.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.921, 43.992, 47.664)`
Decimal	`9026480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BBB0, 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 #89BBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BBB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #89BBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89bbb0; }
.text { color: #89bbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89bbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89bbb0, #89adbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #89BBB0?: #89BBB0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BBB0?: The RGB value is 137, 187, 176: 137 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BBB0?: The complementary color is #BB8994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BBB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.