Palettes / Colors / #89BEBE

#89BEBE — Dusty Teal

#89BEBE is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

#89BEBE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #BE8989; it also sits naturally between #89BEA3 and #89A3BE. 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 75% · Blue 75%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89BEBE

.text { color: #89BEBE; }
.background { background-color: #89BEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89BEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 190, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89BEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 190, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89BEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 190, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE8989:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89BEBE: #000000.

How #89BEBE 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 #89BEBE 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

← #89BEBD  ·  #89BEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89BEBE?

#89BEBE is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 190, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89BEBE?

#89BEBE is RGB 137, 190, 190 — HSL 180°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #89BEBE?

Its complement is #BE8989; analogous partners are #89BEA3 and #89A3BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89BEBE for text?

Black text on #89BEBE has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.