#89D1BE Hex Color
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Soft and muted, #89d1be is a cool teal with gray-green undertones and low saturation. Its light, dusty finish suits wellness, healthcare, baby products, and spring-inspired interfaces. Use it as a dominant background with charcoal or navy details, though white text lacks contrast. The hex code #89d1be supports clear black body text at about 11.9:1 contrast.
Questions about #89d1be
What is #89d1be in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #89d1be is rgb(137, 209, 190), in HSL hsl(164, 44%, 68%) and in CMYK 34%, 0%, 9%, 18%.
What colors pair well with #89d1be?
Does #89d1be look warm or cool?
#89d1be reads as a cool teal because its blue-green base and gray-green undertones keep it from feeling yellow; its soft, dusty finish tempers that coolness, giving interfaces a calm look rather than the sharper energy of bright turquoise.
Where does #89d1be work best?
Use #89d1be as a dominant background for wellness, healthcare, baby-product, or spring-inspired interfaces, where its light, low-saturation finish creates a calm foundation for darker text, controls, and small accent colors.
Is #89d1be readable on white or black?
#89d1be has a 1.76:1 contrast ratio on white and 11.92:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.