What color is #89FFFE?

#89FFFE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89FFFE?

The RGB value is 137, 255, 254: 137 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89FFFE?

The complementary color is #FF898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89FFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89FFFE color

#89FFFE rgb(137, 255, 254)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 100% green and 99.6% blue (137, 255, 254).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#89FFFE color codes

HEX	`#89FFFE`
RGB	`rgb(137, 255, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 100%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.45, -33.6, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.45, 35.02, 196.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.959, 83.989, 106.588)`
Decimal	`9043966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89FFFE, 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 #89FFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#89FFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #89FFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89fffe; }
.text { color: #89fffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89fffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 255 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89fffe, #89c5ff); }

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Questions

What color is #89FFFE?: #89FFFE is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89FFFE?: The RGB value is 137, 255, 254: 137 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89FFFE?: The complementary color is #FF898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89FFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.