What color is #892D53?

#892D53 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #892D53?

The RGB value is 137, 45, 83: 137 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #892D53?

The complementary color is #2D8963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #892D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#892D53 color

#892D53 rgb(137, 45, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #892D53 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 17.6% green and 32.5% blue (137, 45, 83).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 51% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#892D53 color codes

HEX	`#892D53`
RGB	`rgb(137, 45, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 17.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 51%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 67%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 42.58, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 42.61, 357.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.817, 7.821, 9.017)`
Decimal	`8990035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #892D53, 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 #892D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#892D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #892D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #892d53; }
.text { color: #892d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #892d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 45 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #892d53, #89352d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #892D53?: #892D53 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #892D53?: The RGB value is 137, 45, 83: 137 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #892D53?: The complementary color is #2D8963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #892D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.