Recognised as Colour
#89B5AB
- #89B5AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#89B5AB is a cyan with RGB values 137, 181, 171 and HSL 166°, 23%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#89B5AB#89B5AB
HEX#89B5AB
RGBrgb(137, 181, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7098, 0.6706
RGB percentages53.7%, 71%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(166.4, 22.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 24.3%, 71%)
CMYK24.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,024,939
CSS custom property--colour: #89B5AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#764A54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B58993
Analogous#89B595, #89A9B5
Triadic#AB89B5, #B5AB89
Split complementary#B589A9, #B59589
Tetradic#9589B5, #B58993, #A9B589
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R137
G181
B171
Red137 (53.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue166.36°
Saturation (HSL)22.92%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G B5 · B AB
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