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#0891B2 Tailwind Cyan 600
#0891B2 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 56.9% green, and 69.8% blue. Its hue is 192°, with 91% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #0891B2.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0891B2 as they’d see it.
#0891B2 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #0891B2
What color is #0891B2?
#0891B2 is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 3.1% red, 56.9% green, and 69.8% blue. Its hue is 192°, with 91% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #0891B2 in RGB?
#0891B2 is rgb(8, 145, 178): 8 red, 145 green, and 178 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0891B2 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(96, 19, 0, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0891B2?
PANTONE 313 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0891B2?
Its complement #B8745F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.