What color is #891F3C?

#891F3C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #891F3C?

The RGB value is 137, 31, 60: 137 red, 31 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #891F3C?

The complementary color is #1F896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #891F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#891F3C color

#891F3C rgb(137, 31, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #891F3C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 12.2% green and 23.5% blue (137, 31, 60).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 63% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 56% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Macabre (#880033), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#891F3C color codes

HEX	`#891F3C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 31, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 12.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 63%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 77%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 56%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 45.85, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 46.84, 11.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.623, 6.626, 4.941)`
Decimal	`8986428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #891F3C, 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 #891F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#891F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #891F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #891f3c; }
.text { color: #891f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #891f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 31 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #891f3c, #89371f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #891F3C?: #891F3C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #891F3C?: The RGB value is 137, 31, 60: 137 red, 31 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #891F3C?: The complementary color is #1F896C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #891F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.