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#89CDCD Color

#89CDCD is rgb(137, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 40%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89CDCD
HEX#89CDCD
RGBrgb(137, 205, 205)
HSLhsl(180, 40%, 67%)
HSVhsv(180, 33%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.069 195.9)
LABlab(77.89% -22.26 -7.21)
LCHlch(77.89% 23.40 197.95)

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

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

#89CDCD Channel Values

How #89CDCD 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 205 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 40% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 33% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89CDCD 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #89CDCD

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #89CDCD

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

Shades

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

How #89CDCD 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#89CDCD
Protanopia#C4C4CD
Protanomaly#AFC7CD
Deuteranopia#BABACE
Deuteranomaly#A9C2CE
Tritanopia#89CDCD
Tritanomaly#89CDCD
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89CDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89cdcd: #89CDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89CDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89cdcd': '#89CDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.804, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_89cdcd">#89CDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#89CDCD"

More Teal Colors

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

#89CDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89CDCD?

#89CDCD is a light teal — rgb(137, 205, 205) in RGB and hsl(180, 40%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.

What is the RGB value of #89CDCD?

#89CDCD is rgb(137, 205, 205) — red 137, green 205, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89CDCD?

#89CDCD converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89CDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89CDCD scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #89CDCD 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 10.86, which is visibly different.

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