What color is #89696E?

#89696E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89696E?

The RGB value is 137, 105, 110: 137 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89696E?

The complementary color is #698984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89696E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89696E color

#89696E rgb(137, 105, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #89696E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.2% green and 43.1% blue (137, 105, 110).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#89696E color codes

HEX	`#89696E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 105, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.69, 13.59, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.69, 13.76, 8.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.183, 16.548, 16.985)`
Decimal	`9005422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89696E, 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 #89696E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89696E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #89696E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89696e; }
.text { color: #89696e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89696e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 105 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89696e, #897469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #89696E?: #89696E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89696E?: The RGB value is 137, 105, 110: 137 red, 105 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89696E?: The complementary color is #698984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89696E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.