What color is #895466?

#895466 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895466?

The RGB value is 137, 84, 102: 137 red, 84 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895466?

The complementary color is #548977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895466 color

#895466 rgb(137, 84, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895466 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 32.9% green and 40% blue (137, 84, 102).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#895466 color codes

HEX	`#895466`
RGB	`rgb(137, 84, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 32.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.18, 24.62, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.18, 24.65, 357.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.885, 12.619, 14.167)`
Decimal	`9000038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895466, 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 #895466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #895466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895466; }
.text { color: #895466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 84 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895466, #895d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #895466?: #895466 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895466?: The RGB value is 137, 84, 102: 137 red, 84 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895466?: The complementary color is #548977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.