What color is #89C9C5?

#89C9C5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89C9C5?

The RGB value is 137, 201, 197: 137 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89C9C5?

The complementary color is #C9898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89C9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89C9C5 color

#89C9C5 rgb(137, 201, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89C9C5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 78.8% green and 77.3% blue (137, 201, 197).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#89C9C5 color codes

HEX	`#89C9C5`
RGB	`rgb(137, 201, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 78.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, -21.15, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 21.63, 192.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.278, 51.121, 60.505)`
Decimal	`9030085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89C9C5, 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 #89C9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89C9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #89C9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89c9c5; }
.text { color: #89c9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89c9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 201 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89c9c5, #89adc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #89C9C5?: #89C9C5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89C9C5?: The RGB value is 137, 201, 197: 137 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89C9C5?: The complementary color is #C9898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89C9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.