Palettes / Colors / #89DCBC

#89DCBC — Light Muted Green

#89DCBC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #89DCBC 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.

#89DCBC is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DC89A9; it also sits naturally between #89DC93 and #89D2DC. 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 86% · Blue 74%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89DCBC

.text { color: #89DCBC; }
.background { background-color: #89DCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89DCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 220, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 54%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89DCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 220, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89DCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 220, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC89A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89DCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89DCBC

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 #89DCBC 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 #89DCBC 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 #89DCBC?

#89DCBC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 137, 220, 188). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89DCBC?

#89DCBC is RGB 137, 220, 188 — HSL 157°, 54%, 70% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #89DCBC?

Its complement is #DC89A9; analogous partners are #89DC93 and #89D2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89DCBC for text?

Black text on #89DCBC has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.