#89C6D5
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(79% 0.066 214.8), rgb(137, 198, 213).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.10:1).
About this color
#89C6D5 is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 215°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.10:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 11.10:1 |
| White text | 1.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #89C6D5 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 198, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 48%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.066 214.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #89C6D5 | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc -40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #89C6D5 | 11.10:1 | AAA | Lc 68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #89C6D5 text on white | 1.89:1 | Fails | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #89C6D5 text on black | 11.10:1 | AAA | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#EFF7F9
oklch(97.1% 0.009 214.3)
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Step 100
100
#DCEDF2
oklch(93.5% 0.019 217.2)
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Step 200
200
#BFE0E8
oklch(88.5% 0.036 214)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#89C6D5
oklch(79% 0.066 214.8)
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Step 400
400
#40B1C9
oklch(70.7% 0.105 214.6)
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Step 500
500
#009AB3
oklch(63.1% 0.111 214.6)
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Step 600
600
#008197
oklch(55.5% 0.098 215.2)
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Step 700
700
#006D7F
oklch(49.2% 0.087 214.3)
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Step 800
800
#005968
oklch(42.7% 0.075 214.2)
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Step 900
900
#004A57
oklch(37.6% 0.066 214.5)
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Step 950
950
#002C35
oklch(27% 0.048 215.4)
#89C6D5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BBC2D6 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AFB8D5 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6DCCCA | 0.038 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #89C6D5
#89C6D5
oklch(79% 0.066 214.8)
- #E1AC9F
#E1AC9F
oklch(79% 0.065 34.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #89C6D5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.023
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.033
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.033
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.042
- Lightblue #7BC8F6 ΔE 0.047
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.049
- Light Sky Blue #87CEFA ΔE 0.051
- Sky #82CAFC ΔE 0.054
Use #89C6D5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.