What color is #895B7C?

#895B7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895B7C?

The RGB value is 137, 91, 124: 137 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895B7C?

The complementary color is #5B8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895B7C color

#895B7C rgb(137, 91, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895B7C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 35.7% green and 48.6% blue (137, 91, 124).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#895B7C color codes

HEX	`#895B7C`
RGB	`rgb(137, 91, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 35.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 24.3, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 26.62, 335.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.696, 14.257, 20.885)`
Decimal	`9001852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895B7C, 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 #895B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #895B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895b7c; }
.text { color: #895b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 91 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895b7c, #895b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895B7C?: #895B7C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895B7C?: The RGB value is 137, 91, 124: 137 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895B7C?: The complementary color is #5B8968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.