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#89BEA2 Color

#89BEA2 is rgb(137, 190, 162) in RGB, hsl(148, 29%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89BEA2
HEX#89BEA2
RGBrgb(137, 190, 162)
HSLhsl(148, 29%, 64%)
HSVhsv(148, 28%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.069 161.1)
LABlab(72.67% -22.49 8.34)
LCHlch(72.67% 23.99 159.65)

What #89BEA2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #89BEA2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.35Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.49Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.58Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.57Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#89BEA2 Channel Values

How #89BEA2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 190 · B 1628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 29% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 28% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89BEA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89BEA2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89BEA2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89BEA2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89BEA2
Complementary
#BE89A5
Analogous
#8ABE89
Analogous
#89BEBC
Triadic
#A189BE
Triadic
#BEA189
Split comp.
#BC89BE
Split comp.
#BE898A

Tints & Shades of #89BEA2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99C7AE
#A9D0BB
#BAD9C8
#C7E0D3
#D8E9E0
#E8F2ED

Shades

#6BAE8A
#559B76
#457D5F
#36634B
#264535
#182B21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89BEA2.

How #89BEA2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#89BEA2
Protanopia#B6B6A2
Protanomaly#A6B9A2
Deuteranopia#AFAFA3
Deuteranomaly#A1B5A3
Tritanopia#8EBBBB
Tritanomaly#8CBCB1
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89BEA2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-89bea2: #89BEA2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89BEA2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89bea2': '#89BEA2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.745, blue: 0.635)
Android XML<color name="color_89bea2">#89BEA2</color>
SVG fillfill="#89BEA2"

More Green Colors

#89BEA2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89BEA2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89BEA2?

#89BEA2 is a light green — rgb(137, 190, 162) in RGB and hsl(148, 29%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.35.

What is the RGB value of #89BEA2?

#89BEA2 is rgb(137, 190, 162) — red 137, green 190, and blue 162 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89BEA2?

#89BEA2 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89BEA2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89BEA2 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89BEA2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89BEA2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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