What color is #89788E?

#89788E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #89788E?

The RGB value is 137, 120, 142: 137 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #89788E?

The complementary color is #7D8E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #89788E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#89788E color

#89788E rgb(137, 120, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #89788E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 47.1% green and 55.7% blue (137, 120, 142).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#89788E color codes

HEX	`#89788E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 120, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 47.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, 10.8, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 14.39, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.915, 20.705, 28.428)`
Decimal	`9009294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #89788E, 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 #89788E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#89788E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #89788E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #89788e; }
.text { color: #89788e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #89788e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 120 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #89788e, #8e7888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #89788E?: #89788E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #89788E?: The RGB value is 137, 120, 142: 137 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #89788E?: The complementary color is #7D8E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #89788E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.