What color is #896B82?

#896B82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B82?

The RGB value is 137, 107, 130: 137 red, 107 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896B82?

The complementary color is #6B8972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B82 color

#896B82 rgb(137, 107, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896B82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 42% green and 51% blue (137, 107, 130).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#896B82 color codes

HEX	`#896B82`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, 16.03, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 17.97, 333.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.603, 17.446, 23.45)`
Decimal	`9005954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B82, 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 #896B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #896B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b82; }
.text { color: #896b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b82, #896b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896B82?: #896B82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B82?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 130: 137 red, 107 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B82?: The complementary color is #6B8972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.