#89b8bd

Color #89b8bd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.88 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#89b8bd

RGB

rgb(137, 184, 189)

HSL

hsl(185.8, 28.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.8, 27.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.74, -14.29, -7.58)

LCH

lch(71.74, 16.18, 207.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0502, 204.37)

HWB

hwb(185.8, 53.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8e89

Analogous

#89bda8

#89b8bd

#899ebd

Triadic

#89b8bd

#bd89b8

#b8bd89

Split-complementary

#89b8bd

#bd899e

#bda889

Tetradic

#89b8bd

#8e89bd

#bd8e89

#b8bd89

Square

#89b8bd

#a889bd

#bd8e89

#9ebd89

Shades

Color #89b8bd mixed toward black.

#66a3aa

#4e858b

#3a6469

#274346

#132123

Tints

Color #89b8bd mixed toward white.

#9dc4c8

#b0d0d3

#c4dbde

#d8e7e9

#ebf3f4

Tones

Color #89b8bd mixed toward gray.

#8db4b9

#92b1b4

#96adb0

#9aaaac

#9fa6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bc · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#9d99bc · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#8cbbbb · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #89b8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#89b8bd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#89b8bd (#89b8bd) is rgb(137, 184, 189) in RGB.

No, #89b8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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