Palettes / Colors / #89E4E7

#89E4E7 — Light Teal

#89E4E7 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 #89E4E7 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.

#89E4E7 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 #E78C88; it also sits naturally between #88E7BB and #88B4E7. 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 89% · Blue 91%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89E4E7

.text { color: #89E4E7; }
.background { background-color: #89E4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89E4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 228, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 66%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89E4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 228, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89E4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 228, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89E4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89E4E7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E78C88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89E4E7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89E4E7

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 #89E4E7 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 #89E4E7 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

← #89E4E6  ·  #89E4E8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89E4E7?

#89E4E7 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 228, 231). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89E4E7?

#89E4E7 is RGB 137, 228, 231 — HSL 182°, 66%, 72% — CMYK 41%, 1%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #89E4E7?

Its complement is #E78C88; analogous partners are #88E7BB and #88B4E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89E4E7 for text?

Black text on #89E4E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.