What color is #89294F?

#89294F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89294F?

The RGB value is 137, 41, 79: 137 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89294F?

The complementary color is #298963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89294F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89294F color

#89294F rgb(137, 41, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #89294F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 16.1% green and 31% blue (137, 41, 79).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 54% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#89294F color codes

HEX	`#89294F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 41, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 16.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 54%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 70%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 42%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.85, 43.84, -0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.85, 43.84, 359.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.522, 7.47, 8.178)`
Decimal	`8989007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89294F, 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 #89294F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#89294F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #89294F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89294f; }
.text { color: #89294f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89294f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 41 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89294f, #893329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #89294F?: #89294F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89294F?: The RGB value is 137, 41, 79: 137 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89294F?: The complementary color is #298963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89294F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.