What color is #89C0CF?

#89C0CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89C0CF?

The RGB value is 137, 192, 207: 137 red, 192 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89C0CF?

The complementary color is #CF9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89C0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89C0CF color

#89C0CF rgb(137, 192, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89C0CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 75.3% green and 81.2% blue (137, 192, 207).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Dolphin (#86C4DA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#89C0CF color codes

HEX	`#89C0CF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 192, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 75.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -14.16, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 19.39, 223.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.425, 47.52, 66.062)`
Decimal	`9027791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89C0CF, 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 #89C0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89C0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #89C0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89c0cf; }
.text { color: #89c0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89c0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 192 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89c0cf, #899dcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #89C0CF?: #89C0CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89C0CF?: The RGB value is 137, 192, 207: 137 red, 192 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89C0CF?: The complementary color is #CF9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89C0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.