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#89BCBA

#89bcba ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#89bcba is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 177.65°, with 27.57% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #89bcba
  2. #bc898b

Split complementary

  1. #89bcba
  2. #bc89a5
  3. #bca189

Analogous

  1. #89bca1
  2. #89bcba
  3. #89a5bc

Triadic

  1. #89bcba
  2. #ba89bc
  3. #bcba89

Tetradic

  1. #89bcba
  2. #898bbc
  3. #bc898b
  4. #bcba89

Square

  1. #89bcba
  2. #a189bc
  3. #bc898b
  4. #a5bc89

Monochromatic

  1. #3e6e6c
  2. #5a9f9c
  3. #89bcba
  4. #bad8d7
  5. #ebf3f3

Shades

#89bcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89bcba
  2. #7ba9a7
  3. #6e9695
  4. #608482
  5. #527170
  6. #455e5d
  7. #374b4a
  8. #293838
  9. #1b2625
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#89bcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89bcba
  2. #95c3c1
  3. #a1c9c8
  4. #acd0cf
  5. #b8d7d6
  6. #c4dedd
  7. #d0e4e3
  8. #dcebea
  9. #e7f2f1
  10. #f3f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89bcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89bcba
  2. #88b6b4
  3. #87b0ae
  4. #86aaa9
  5. #85a4a3
  6. #859e9d
  7. #849897
  8. #839291
  9. #828c8c
  10. #818686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb0bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78bfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b9ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb5ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fbebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89bcba {
  color: #89bcba;
}
Background
.bg-89bcba {
  background-color: #89bcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89bcba {
  border: 2px solid #89bcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89bcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89bcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89bcba, #89a5bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89bcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.97 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.96 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.63 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.63 #764345 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Opal
#89bcba  rgb(137, 188, 186)  hsl(178, 28%, 64%)  Opal
#bc898b  rgb(188, 137, 139)  hsl(358, 28%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#ba89bc  rgb(186, 137, 188)  hsl(298, 28%, 64%)  Lilac
#bcba89  rgb(188, 186, 137)  hsl(58, 28%, 64%)  Sage