What color is #896E85?

#896E85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896E85?

The RGB value is 137, 110, 133: 137 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896E85?

The complementary color is #6E8972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896E85 color

#896E85 rgb(137, 110, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #896E85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.1% green and 52.2% blue (137, 110, 133).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#896E85 color codes

HEX	`#896E85`
RGB	`rgb(137, 110, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 14.85, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 17.16, 329.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.126, 18.164, 24.632)`
Decimal	`9006725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896E85, 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 #896E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #896E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896e85; }
.text { color: #896e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 110 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896e85, #896e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896E85?: #896E85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896E85?: The RGB value is 137, 110, 133: 137 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896E85?: The complementary color is #6E8972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.