What color is #896B89?

#896B89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896B89?

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

What is the complementary color of #896B89?

The complementary color is #6B896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896B89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896B89 color

#896B89 rgb(137, 107, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896B89 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#896B89 color codes

HEX	`#896B89`
RGB	`rgb(137, 107, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 42%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, 17.42, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 21.11, 325.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.089, 17.64, 26.009)`
Decimal	`9005961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896B89, 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 #896B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #896B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896b89; }
.text { color: #896b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 107 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896b89, #896b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896B89?: #896B89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896B89?: The RGB value is 137, 107, 137: 137 red, 107 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896B89?: The complementary color is #6B896B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896B89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.