What color is #895871?

#895871 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 #895871?

The RGB value is 137, 88, 113: 137 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895871?

The complementary color is #588970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895871?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895871 color

#895871 rgb(137, 88, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895871 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 34.5% green and 44.3% blue (137, 88, 113).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#895871 color codes

HEX	`#895871`
RGB	`rgb(137, 88, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 34.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.49, 24.09, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.49, 24.79, 346.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.787, 13.491, 17.339)`
Decimal	`9001073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895871, 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 #895871	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895871 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #895871 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895871; }
.text { color: #895871; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895871; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 88 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895871, #895858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895871?: #895871 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 #895871?: The RGB value is 137, 88, 113: 137 red, 88 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895871?: The complementary color is #588970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895871?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.