What color is #89697E?

#89697E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89697E?

The RGB value is 137, 105, 126: 137 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89697E?

The complementary color is #698974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89697E color

#89697E rgb(137, 105, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #89697E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (137, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#89697E color codes

HEX	`#89697E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, 16.44, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 17.76, 337.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.134, 16.929, 21.994)`
Decimal	`9005438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89697E, 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 #89697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#89697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #89697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89697e; }
.text { color: #89697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89697e, #89696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #89697E?: #89697E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89697E?: The RGB value is 137, 105, 126: 137 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89697E?: The complementary color is #698974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.