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Recognised as Colour

#89BCBA

  • #89BCBA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#89BCBA is a cyan with RGB values 137, 188, 186 and HSL 178°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#89BCBA#89BCBA
HEX#89BCBA
RGBrgb(137, 188, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.7373, 0.7294
RGB percentages53.7%, 73.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(177.6, 27.6%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.6, 27.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK27.1%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,026,746
CSS custom property--colour: #89BCBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#764345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B7BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#78BFBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 14.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6Dark grey · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC898B
Analogous#89BCA0, #89A4BC
Triadic#BA89BC, #BCBA89
Split complementary#BC89A5, #BCA089
Tetradic#A089BC, #BC898B, #A4BC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F3
Lighter +20%#CAE1E0
Lighter +10%#AACECD
Darker −10%#68AAA7
Darker −20%#518E8C
Darker −30%#3E6E6C
Darker −40%#2C4D4C
More saturated +25%#72D3CF
Less saturated −25%#A0A5A5

Channel breakdown

R137
G188
B186
Red137 (53.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue177.65°
Saturation (HSL)27.57%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G BC · B BA

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