Palettes / Colors / #89EDEB

#89EDEB — Light Teal

#89EDEB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

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

#89EDEB 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 #ED8789; it also sits naturally between #87EDB8 and #87BCED. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89EDEB

.text { color: #89EDEB; }
.background { background-color: #89EDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89EDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 237, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 74%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89EDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 237, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89EDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 237, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED8789:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89EDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89EDEB

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 #89EDEB 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 #89EDEB 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 #89EDEB?

#89EDEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 137, 237, 235). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89EDEB?

#89EDEB is RGB 137, 237, 235 — HSL 179°, 74%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #89EDEB?

Its complement is #ED8789; analogous partners are #87EDB8 and #87BCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89EDEB for text?

Black text on #89EDEB has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.