What color is #895F6B?

#895F6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #895F6B?

The RGB value is 137, 95, 107: 137 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895F6B?

The complementary color is #5F897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895F6B color

#895F6B rgb(137, 95, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #895F6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 37.3% green and 42% blue (137, 95, 107).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#895F6B color codes

HEX	`#895F6B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 95, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 37.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 18.99, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 18.99, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.063, 14.565, 15.82)`
Decimal	`9002859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895F6B, 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 #895F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #895F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895f6b; }
.text { color: #895f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 95 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895f6b, #89685f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #895F6B?: #895F6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #895F6B?: The RGB value is 137, 95, 107: 137 red, 95 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895F6B?: The complementary color is #5F897D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.