What color is #895C75?

#895C75 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 #895C75?

The RGB value is 137, 92, 117: 137 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895C75?

The complementary color is #5C8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895C75?

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.

#895C75 color

#895C75 rgb(137, 92, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895C75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.1% green and 45.9% blue (137, 92, 117).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#895C75 color codes

HEX	`#895C75`
RGB	`rgb(137, 92, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 22.45, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 23.4, 343.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.355, 14.258, 18.664)`
Decimal	`9002101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895C75, 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 #895C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895C75 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 #895C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895c75; }
.text { color: #895c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 92 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895c75, #895c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895C75?: #895C75 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 #895C75?: The RGB value is 137, 92, 117: 137 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895C75?: The complementary color is #5C8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895C75?: 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.