Information about #89B8AF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#89B8AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 184, 175) — 53.7% red, 72.2% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 4 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #89B8AF reads as a calm, restrained cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Serenity (#8DBFA3) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 184, 175) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #89B8AF: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #89B8AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#89B8AF color variations

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#89B8AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #89B8AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#89B8AF
  • RGB137, 184, 175
  • CMYK18, 0, 4, 28
  • CSSrgb(137, 184, 175)
  • HSL169°, 25%, 63%
  • HSL Precise168.511°, 24.868%, 62.941%
  • HSV169°, 26%, 72%
  • HSB169°, 26%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.722, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.722, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.722, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID89B8AF
  • DECIMAL ID9025711
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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