What color is #896B7B?

#896B7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B7B?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 123: 137 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896B7B?

The complementary color is #6B8979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B7B color

#896B7B rgb(137, 107, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #896B7B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 48.2% blue (137, 107, 123).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#896B7B color codes

HEX	`#896B7B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 14.71, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 15.32, 343.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.149, 17.264, 21.059)`
Decimal	`9005947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B7B, 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 #896B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #896B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b7b; }
.text { color: #896b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b7b, #896b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #896B7B?: #896B7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B7B?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 123: 137 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B7B?: The complementary color is #6B8979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.