What color is #89758B?

#89758B 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 #89758B?

The RGB value is 137, 117, 139: 137 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89758B?

The complementary color is #778B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89758B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89758B color

#89758B rgb(137, 117, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89758B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.9% green and 54.5% blue (137, 117, 139).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#89758B color codes

HEX	`#89758B`
RGB	`rgb(137, 117, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 11.94, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 15.01, 322.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.337, 19.905, 27.139)`
Decimal	`9008523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89758B, 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 #89758B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89758B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #89758B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89758b; }
.text { color: #89758b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89758b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 117 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89758b, #8b7582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #89758B?: #89758B 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 #89758B?: The RGB value is 137, 117, 139: 137 red, 117 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89758B?: The complementary color is #778B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89758B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.