What color is #89506A?

#89506A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89506A?

The RGB value is 137, 80, 106: 137 red, 80 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89506A?

The complementary color is #50896F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89506A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89506A color

#89506A rgb(137, 80, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89506A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 31.4% green and 41.6% blue (137, 80, 106).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#89506A color codes

HEX	`#89506A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 80, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 31.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 27.56, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 27.96, 350.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.787, 12.097, 15.136)`
Decimal	`8999018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89506A, 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 #89506A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89506A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #89506A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89506a; }
.text { color: #89506a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89506a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 80 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89506a, #895350); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #89506A?: #89506A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89506A?: The RGB value is 137, 80, 106: 137 red, 80 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89506A?: The complementary color is #50896F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89506A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.