What color is #89C5D0?

#89C5D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89C5D0?

The RGB value is 137, 197, 208: 137 red, 197 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89C5D0?

The complementary color is #D09489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89C5D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89C5D0 color

#89C5D0 rgb(137, 197, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89C5D0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 77.3% green and 81.6% blue (137, 197, 208).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wavelet (#7DC4CD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#89C5D0 color codes

HEX	`#89C5D0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 197, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 77.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 34%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 5%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.95, -16.51, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.95, 20.2, 215.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.664, 49.803, 67.08)`
Decimal	`9029072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89C5D0, 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 #89C5D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89C5D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #89C5D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89c5d0; }
.text { color: #89c5d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89c5d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 197 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89c5d0, #89a1d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #89C5D0?: #89C5D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89C5D0?: The RGB value is 137, 197, 208: 137 red, 197 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89C5D0?: The complementary color is #D09489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89C5D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.