What color is #89CFF0?

#89CFF0 is a light, moderate azure known as Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89CFF0?

The RGB value is 137, 207, 240: 137 red, 207 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89CFF0?

The complementary color is #F0AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89CFF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89CFF0 color

#89CFF0 rgb(137, 207, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #89CFF0 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 81.2% green and 94.1% blue (137, 207, 240).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 77% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

This exact color is also called Baby Blue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#89CFF0 color codes

HEX	`#89CFF0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 207, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 81.2%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 77%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 43%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, -13.55, -23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 26.8, 239.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.352, 56.232, 90.727)`
Decimal	`9031664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89CFF0, 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 #89CFF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89CFF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #89CFF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89cff0; }
.text { color: #89cff0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89cff0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 207 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89cff0, #899cf0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #89CFF0?: #89CFF0 is a light, moderate azure known as Baby Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89CFF0?: The RGB value is 137, 207, 240: 137 red, 207 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89CFF0?: The complementary color is #F0AA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89CFF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.