What color is #89585B?

#89585B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89585B?

The RGB value is 137, 88, 91: 137 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89585B?

The complementary color is #588986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89585B color

#89585B rgb(137, 88, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #89585B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (137, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#89585B color codes

HEX	`#89585B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, 20.67, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 21.72, 17.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.695, 13.054, 11.589)`
Decimal	`9001051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89585B, 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 #89585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #89585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89585b; }
.text { color: #89585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89585b, #896d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #89585B?: #89585B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89585B?: The RGB value is 137, 88, 91: 137 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89585B?: The complementary color is #588986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.