What color is #89E8E5?

#89E8E5 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89E8E5?

The RGB value is 137, 232, 229: 137 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89E8E5?

The complementary color is #E8898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89E8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89E8E5 color

#89E8E5 rgb(137, 232, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89E8E5 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 91% green and 89.8% blue (137, 232, 229).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 67% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bath Water (#88EEEE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#89E8E5 color codes

HEX	`#89E8E5`
RGB	`rgb(137, 232, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 91%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 67%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, -28.81, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 29.74, 194.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.311, 68.685, 84.562)`
Decimal	`9038053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89E8E5, 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 #89E8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89E8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #89E8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89e8e5; }
.text { color: #89e8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89e8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 232 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89e8e5, #89bbe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Electric Blue.

Questions

What color is #89E8E5?: #89E8E5 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89E8E5?: The RGB value is 137, 232, 229: 137 red, 232 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89E8E5?: The complementary color is #E8898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89E8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.