What color is #89687A?

#89687A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89687A?

The RGB value is 137, 104, 122: 137 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89687A?

The complementary color is #688977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89687A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89687A color

#89687A rgb(137, 104, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89687A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 40.8% green and 47.8% blue (137, 104, 122).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#89687A color codes

HEX	`#89687A`
RGB	`rgb(137, 104, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 40.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 16.29, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 17.01, 343.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.78, 16.625, 20.628)`
Decimal	`9005178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89687A, 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 #89687A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89687A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #89687A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89687a; }
.text { color: #89687a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89687a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 104 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89687a, #89686a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #89687A?: #89687A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89687A?: The RGB value is 137, 104, 122: 137 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89687A?: The complementary color is #688977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89687A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.