Palettes / Colors / #89ABBD

#89ABBD — Dusty Blue

#89ABBD is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#89ABBD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD9B89; it also sits naturally between #89BDB5 and #8991BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #89ABBD

.text { color: #89ABBD; }
.background { background-color: #89ABBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89ABBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 171, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 28%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89ABBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 171, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89ABBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 171, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89ABBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89ABBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #89ABBD

Tints of #89ABBD

Tones of #89ABBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD9B89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89ABBD: #000000.

How #89ABBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #89ABBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #89ABBD?

#89ABBD is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 137, 171, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89ABBD?

#89ABBD is RGB 137, 171, 189 — HSL 201°, 28%, 64% — CMYK 28%, 10%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #89ABBD?

Its complement is #BD9B89; analogous partners are #89BDB5 and #8991BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89ABBD for text?

Black text on #89ABBD has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.