What color is #897389?

#897389 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 #897389?

The RGB value is 137, 115, 137: 137 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897389?

The complementary color is #738973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897389 color

#897389 rgb(137, 115, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #897389 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.1% green and 53.7% blue (137, 115, 137).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#897389 color codes

HEX	`#897389`
RGB	`rgb(137, 115, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 12.71, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 15.46, 325.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.962, 19.386, 26.3)`
Decimal	`9008009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897389, 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 #897389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #897389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897389; }
.text { color: #897389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 115 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897389, #89737e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #897389?: #897389 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 #897389?: The RGB value is 137, 115, 137: 137 red, 115 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897389?: The complementary color is #738973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.