What color is #890045?

#890045 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #890045?

The RGB value is 137, 0, 69: 137 red, 0 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #890045?

The complementary color is #008944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #890045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#890045 color

#890045 rgb(137, 0, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #890045 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 0% green and 27.1% blue (137, 0, 69).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 50% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#890045 color codes

HEX	`#890045`
RGB	`rgb(137, 0, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 0%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 53.54, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 53.54, 0.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.392, 5.75, 6.139)`
Decimal	`8978501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #890045, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #890045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#890045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #890045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #890045; }
.text { color: #890045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #890045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 0 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #890045, #890001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #890045?: #890045 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #890045?: The RGB value is 137, 0, 69: 137 red, 0 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #890045?: The complementary color is #008944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #890045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.