Palettes / Colors / #89CEDC

#89CEDC — Light Muted Teal

#89CEDC 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 #89CEDC 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.

#89CEDC 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 #DC9789; it also sits naturally between #89DCC0 and #89A5DC. 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 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89CEDC

.text { color: #89CEDC; }
.background { background-color: #89CEDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89CEDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 206, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 54%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89CEDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 206, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89CEDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 206, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC9789:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89CEDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89CEDC

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 #89CEDC 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 #89CEDC 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

← #89CEDB  ·  #89CEDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89CEDC?

#89CEDC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 206, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89CEDC?

#89CEDC is RGB 137, 206, 220 — HSL 190°, 54%, 70% — CMYK 38%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #89CEDC?

Its complement is #DC9789; analogous partners are #89DCC0 and #89A5DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89CEDC for text?

Black text on #89CEDC has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.