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#893E48 Color

#893E48 is rgb(137, 62, 72) in RGB, hsl(352, 38%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cordovan (#893F45), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#893E48
HEX#893E48
RGBrgb(137, 62, 72)
HSLhsl(352, 38%, 39%)
HSVhsv(352, 55%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.103 13.7)
LABlab(36.77% 33.40 10.16)
LCHlch(36.77% 34.92 16.92)

What #893E48 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #893E48, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#893E48 Channel Values

How #893E48 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 62 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 38% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 55% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 47% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.38:1 vs white · 2.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #893E48 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #893E48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #893E48; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #893E48

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #893E48 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#893E48
Protanopia#515147
Protanomaly#6C4A48
Deuteranopia#5F5F45
Deuteranomaly#725446
Tritanopia#883F3F
Tritanomaly#893F43
Achromatopsia#565656

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Using #893E48 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-893e48: #893E48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #893E48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-893e48': '#893E48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.243, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_893e48">#893E48</color>
SVG fillfill="#893E48"

More Red Colors

#893E48 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#893E48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #893E48?

#893E48 is a dark red — rgb(137, 62, 72) in RGB and hsl(352, 38%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cordovan (#893F45), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.22.

What is the RGB value of #893E48?

#893E48 is rgb(137, 62, 72) — red 137, green 62, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #893E48?

#893E48 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #893E48 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #893E48 scores 7.38:1 against white and 2.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #893E48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #893E48 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 24.81, which is visibly different.

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