What color is #895D85?

#895D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895D85?

The RGB value is 137, 93, 133: 137 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895D85?

The complementary color is #5D8961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895D85 color

#895D85 rgb(137, 93, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #895D85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.5% green and 52.2% blue (137, 93, 133).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#895D85 color codes

HEX	`#895D85`
RGB	`rgb(137, 93, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, 24.86, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 29.06, 328.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.464, 14.841, 24.078)`
Decimal	`9002373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895D85, 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 #895D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #895D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895d85; }
.text { color: #895d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 93 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895d85, #895d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895D85?: #895D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895D85?: The RGB value is 137, 93, 133: 137 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895D85?: The complementary color is #5D8961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.