What color is #89617F?

#89617F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89617F?

The RGB value is 137, 97, 127: 137 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89617F?

The complementary color is #61896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89617F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89617F color

#89617F rgb(137, 97, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89617F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 38% green and 49.8% blue (137, 97, 127).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#89617F color codes

HEX	`#89617F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 97, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 38%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, 21.35, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 23.7, 334.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.422, 15.401, 22.077)`
Decimal	`9003391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89617F, 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 #89617F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89617F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #89617F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89617f; }
.text { color: #89617f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89617f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 97 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89617f, #89616b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #89617F?: #89617F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89617F?: The RGB value is 137, 97, 127: 137 red, 97 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89617F?: The complementary color is #61896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89617F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.