What color is #89324E?

#89324E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89324E?

The RGB value is 137, 50, 78: 137 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89324E?

The complementary color is #32896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89324E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89324E color

#89324E rgb(137, 50, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #89324E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 19.6% green and 30.6% blue (137, 50, 78).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#89324E color codes

HEX	`#89324E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 50, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 19.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 64%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.3, 39.72, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.3, 39.8, 3.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.833, 8.151, 8.104)`
Decimal	`8991310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89324E, 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 #89324E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#89324E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #89324E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89324e; }
.text { color: #89324e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89324e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 50 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89324e, #894132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #89324E?: #89324E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89324E?: The RGB value is 137, 50, 78: 137 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89324E?: The complementary color is #32896D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89324E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.