What color is #917989?

#917989 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917989?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 137: 145 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917989?

The complementary color is #799181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917989 color

#917989 rgb(145, 121, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #917989 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 53.7% blue (145, 121, 137).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#917989 color codes

HEX	`#917989`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.49, 12.17, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.49, 13.24, 336.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.029, 21.501, 26.599)`
Decimal	`9533833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917989, 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 #917989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #917989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917989; }
.text { color: #917989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917989, #91797d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #917989?: #917989 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917989?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 137: 145 red, 121 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917989?: The complementary color is #799181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.