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#89BEB1 Color

#89BEB1 is rgb(137, 190, 177) in RGB, hsl(165, 29%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89BEB1
HEX#89BEB1
RGBrgb(137, 190, 177)
HSLhsl(165, 29%, 64%)
HSVhsv(165, 28%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.059 177.8)
LABlab(72.99% -20.13 0.70)
LCHlch(72.99% 20.15 178.01)

What #89BEB1 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 #89BEB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.46Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.19Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.28Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.95Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.9Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.44

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

#89BEB1 Channel Values

How #89BEB1 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 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 29% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 28% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89BEB1 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89BEB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89BEB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89BEB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89BEB1
Complementary
#BE8996
Analogous
#89BE96
Analogous
#89B1BE
Triadic
#B189BE
Triadic
#BEB189
Split comp.
#BE89B1
Split comp.
#BE9689

Tints & Shades of #89BEB1

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

#99C7BB
#A9D0C6
#BAD9D1
#C7E0DA
#D8E9E5
#E8F2F0

Shades

#6BAE9D
#559B89
#457D6F
#366358
#26453D
#182B26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89BEB1.

How #89BEB1 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#89BEB1
Protanopia#B6B6B1
Protanomaly#A6B9B1
Deuteranopia#AFAFB2
Deuteranomaly#A1B5B2
Tritanopia#8BBCBC
Tritanomaly#8ABDB8
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89BEB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89beb1: #89BEB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89BEB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89beb1': '#89BEB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.745, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_89beb1">#89BEB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#89BEB1"

More Green Colors

#89BEB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89BEB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89BEB1?

#89BEB1 is a light green — rgb(137, 190, 177) in RGB and hsl(165, 29%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #89BEB1?

#89BEB1 is rgb(137, 190, 177) — red 137, green 190, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89BEB1?

#89BEB1 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89BEB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89BEB1 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89BEB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89BEB1 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 14.75, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.