What color is #894C54?

#894C54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #894C54?

The RGB value is 137, 76, 84: 137 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #894C54?

The complementary color is #4C8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #894C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#894C54 color

#894C54 rgb(137, 76, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #894C54 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 29.8% green and 32.9% blue (137, 76, 84).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#894C54 color codes

HEX	`#894C54`
RGB	`rgb(137, 76, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 29.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, 26.68, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 27.5, 14.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.502, 11.129, 9.77)`
Decimal	`8997972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #894C54, 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 #894C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#894C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #894C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #894c54; }
.text { color: #894c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #894c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 76 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #894c54, #89624c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #894C54?: #894C54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #894C54?: The RGB value is 137, 76, 84: 137 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #894C54?: The complementary color is #4C8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #894C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.