What color is #895E77?

#895E77 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 #895E77?

The RGB value is 137, 94, 119: 137 red, 94 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895E77?

The complementary color is #5E8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895E77 color

#895E77 rgb(137, 94, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895E77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 36.9% green and 46.7% blue (137, 94, 119).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#895E77 color codes

HEX	`#895E77`
RGB	`rgb(137, 94, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 36.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, 21.63, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 22.73, 342.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.649, 14.657, 19.349)`
Decimal	`9002615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895E77, 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 #895E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #895E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895e77; }
.text { color: #895e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 94 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895e77, #895e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #895E77?: #895E77 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 #895E77?: The RGB value is 137, 94, 119: 137 red, 94 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895E77?: The complementary color is #5E8970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.