What color is #89516A?

#89516A 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 #89516A?

The RGB value is 137, 81, 106: 137 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89516A?

The complementary color is #518970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89516A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89516A color

#89516A rgb(137, 81, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89516A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 31.8% green and 41.6% blue (137, 81, 106).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#89516A color codes

HEX	`#89516A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 81, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 31.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 26.99, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 27.33, 350.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.861, 12.245, 15.161)`
Decimal	`8999274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89516A, 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 #89516A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89516A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #89516A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89516a; }
.text { color: #89516a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89516a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 81 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89516a, #895451); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #89516A?: #89516A 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 #89516A?: The RGB value is 137, 81, 106: 137 red, 81 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89516A?: The complementary color is #518970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89516A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.