Palettes / Colors / #89DAEB
#89DAEB — Light Teal
#89DAEB is a teal color we call Light 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 #89DAEB 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.
#89DAEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EB9A89; it also sits naturally between #89EBCA and #89AAEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #89DAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 137, 218, 235 |
| HSL | 190°, 71%, 73% |
| HSV | 190°, 42%, 92% |
| CMYK | 42%, 7%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 50.38, 61.46, 87.80 |
| Yxy | 61.46, 0.2524, 0.3078 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.63, -20.45, -16.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.40, -18.58, -16.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 42% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #89DAEB
.text { color: #89DAEB; }
.background { background-color: #89DAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89DAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 218, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89DAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 218, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89DAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 218, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#89DAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89DAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB9A89:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #89DAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89DAEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #89DAEB: ·
How #89DAEB 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 #89DAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #89DAEB?
#89DAEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 218, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #89DAEB?
#89DAEB is RGB 137, 218, 235 — HSL 190°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 7%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #89DAEB?
Its complement is #EB9A89; analogous partners are #89EBCA and #89AAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #89DAEB for text?
Black text on #89DAEB has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.