What color is #89BBB9?

#89BBB9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89BBB9?

The RGB value is 137, 187, 185: 137 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89BBB9?

The complementary color is #BB898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89BBB9 color

#89BBB9 rgb(137, 187, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89BBB9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (137, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#89BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#89BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(137, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, -16.77, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 17.32, 194.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.841, 44.36, 52.511)`
Decimal	`9026489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89BBB9, 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 #89BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #89BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89bbb9; }
.text { color: #89bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89bbb9, #89a4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #89BBB9?: #89BBB9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89BBB9?: The RGB value is 137, 187, 185: 137 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89BBB9?: The complementary color is #BB898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.