What color is #896F82?

#896F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #896F82?

The RGB value is 137, 111, 130: 137 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #896F82?

The complementary color is #6F8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #896F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#896F82 color

#896F82 rgb(137, 111, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #896F82 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 43.5% green and 51% blue (137, 111, 130).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#896F82 color codes

HEX	`#896F82`
RGB	`rgb(137, 111, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 43.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 13.68, -6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 15.17, 334.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.03, 18.299, 23.592)`
Decimal	`9006978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #896F82, 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 #896F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#896F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #896F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #896f82; }
.text { color: #896f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #896f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 111 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #896f82, #896f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #896F82?: #896F82 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #896F82?: The RGB value is 137, 111, 130: 137 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #896F82?: The complementary color is #6F8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #896F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.