Palettes / Colors / #89EBFA
#89EBFA — Light Vivid Teal
#89EBFA is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #89EBFA 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.
#89EBFA 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 #FA9989; it also sits naturally between #89FAD1 and #89B3FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #89EBFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 137, 235, 250 |
| HSL | 188°, 92%, 76% |
| HSV | 188°, 45%, 98% |
| CMYK | 45%, 6%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 57.28, 71.64, 101.25 |
| Yxy | 71.64, 0.2489, 0.3112 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.79, -25.05, -16.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.64, -23.16, -16.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 92% · Blue 98%
Cyan 45% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #89EBFA
.text { color: #89EBFA; }
.background { background-color: #89EBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89EBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 92%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89EBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89EBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 235, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#89EBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89EBFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA9989:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #89EBFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89EBFA
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 #89EBFA: ·
How #89EBFA 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 #89EBFA 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 #89EBFA?
#89EBFA is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #89EBFA?
#89EBFA is RGB 137, 235, 250 — HSL 188°, 92%, 76% — CMYK 45%, 6%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #89EBFA?
Its complement is #FA9989; analogous partners are #89FAD1 and #89B3FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #89EBFA for text?
Black text on #89EBFA has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.