What color is #89546B?

#89546B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89546B?

The RGB value is 137, 84, 107: 137 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89546B?

The complementary color is #548972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89546B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89546B color

#89546B rgb(137, 84, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89546B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 32.9% green and 42% blue (137, 84, 107).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#89546B color codes

HEX	`#89546B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 84, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 32.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 25.42, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 25.71, 351.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.141, 12.722, 15.512)`
Decimal	`9000043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89546B, 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 #89546B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89546B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #89546B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89546b; }
.text { color: #89546b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89546b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 84 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89546b, #895854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #89546B?: #89546B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89546B?: The RGB value is 137, 84, 107: 137 red, 84 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89546B?: The complementary color is #548972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89546B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.