What color is #89365D?

#89365D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89365D?

The RGB value is 137, 54, 93: 137 red, 54 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89365D?

The complementary color is #368962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89365D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89365D color

#89365D rgb(137, 54, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #89365D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 21.2% green and 36.5% blue (137, 54, 93).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 43% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#89365D color codes

HEX	`#89365D`
RGB	`rgb(137, 54, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 21.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 43%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 61%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, 39.63, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 39.98, 352.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.612, 8.748, 11.326)`
Decimal	`8992349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89365D, 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 #89365D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#89365D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #89365D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89365d; }
.text { color: #89365d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89365d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 54 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89365d, #893936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #89365D?: #89365D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89365D?: The RGB value is 137, 54, 93: 137 red, 54 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89365D?: The complementary color is #368962, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89365D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.