Palettes / Colors / #89CCCF

#89CCCF — Light Muted Teal

#89CCCF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #89CCCF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#89CCCF 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 #CE8B88; it also sits naturally between #88CEAE and #88A7CE. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89CCCF

.text { color: #89CCCF; }
.background { background-color: #89CCCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89CCCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 204, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 42%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89CCCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 204, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89CCCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 204, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8B88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89CCCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89CCCF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #89CCCF 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 #89CCCF 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

← #89CCCE  ·  #89CCD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89CCCF?

#89CCCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 204, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89CCCF?

#89CCCF is RGB 137, 204, 207 — HSL 183°, 42%, 67% — CMYK 34%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #89CCCF?

Its complement is #CE8B88; analogous partners are #88CEAE and #88A7CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89CCCF for text?

Black text on #89CCCF has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.