What color is #89595F?

#89595F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89595F?

The RGB value is 137, 89, 95: 137 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89595F?

The complementary color is #598983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89595F color

#89595F rgb(137, 89, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #89595F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (137, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#89595F color codes

HEX	`#89595F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, 20.66, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 21.19, 12.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.955, 13.29, 12.549)`
Decimal	`9001311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89595F, 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 #89595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #89595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89595f; }
.text { color: #89595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89595f, #896b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #89595F?: #89595F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89595F?: The RGB value is 137, 89, 95: 137 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89595F?: The complementary color is #598983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.