Information about #89BBC0 color

#89BBC0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#89BBC0 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 187, 192) — 53.7% red, 73.3% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 2 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #89BBC0 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Slightly further away sit Moby (#8EB2BE) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

The recipe behind #89BBC0 is rgb(137, 187, 192), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #89BBC0: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #89BBC0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#89BBC0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#89BBC0 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #89BBC0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#89BBC0
  • RGB137, 187, 192
  • CMYK22, 2, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(137, 187, 192)
  • HSL185°, 30%, 65%
  • HSL Precise185.455°, 30.387%, 64.51%
  • HSV185°, 29%, 75%
  • HSB185°, 29%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.733, 0.753)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.733, 0.753, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.733, 0.753)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID89BBC0
  • DECIMAL ID9026496
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01