What color is #89C1C1?

#89C1C1 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 #89C1C1?

The RGB value is 137, 193, 193: 137 red, 193 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89C1C1?

The complementary color is #C18989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89C1C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89C1C1 color

#89C1C1 rgb(137, 193, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89C1C1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 75.7% green and 75.7% blue (137, 193, 193).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#89C1C1 color codes

HEX	`#89C1C1`
RGB	`rgb(137, 193, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 75.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -18.02, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 18.94, 197.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.009, 47.306, 57.517)`
Decimal	`9028033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89C1C1, 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 #89C1C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89C1C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #89C1C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89c1c1; }
.text { color: #89c1c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89c1c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 193 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89c1c1, #89a5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #89C1C1?: #89C1C1 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 #89C1C1?: The RGB value is 137, 193, 193: 137 red, 193 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89C1C1?: The complementary color is #C18989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89C1C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.