What color is #89E8FF?

#89E8FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89E8FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #89E8FF?

The complementary color is #FFA089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89E8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89E8FF color

#89E8FF rgb(137, 232, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #89E8FF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 91% green and 100% blue (137, 232, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#89E8FF color codes

HEX	`#89E8FF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 232, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 91%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -22.29, -19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 29.88, 221.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.216, 70.247, 105.132)`
Decimal	`9038079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89E8FF, 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 #89E8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89E8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #89E8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89e8ff; }
.text { color: #89e8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89e8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 232 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89e8ff, #89adff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #89E8FF?: #89E8FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89E8FF?: The RGB value is 137, 232, 255: 137 red, 232 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89E8FF?: The complementary color is #FFA089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89E8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.