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#89485D Color

#89485D is rgb(137, 72, 93) in RGB, hsl(341, 31%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 32%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89485D
HEX#89485D
RGBrgb(137, 72, 93)
HSLhsl(341, 31%, 41%)
HSVhsv(341, 47%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 32%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.091 0.4)
LABlab(39.37% 30.07 0.64)
LCHlch(39.37% 30.07 1.22)

What #89485D 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 #89485D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 7.74Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.67Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 8.84Catawba#703642ΔE 10.04Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.23Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 10.81

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

#89485D Channel Values

How #89485D 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 72 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 31% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 47% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 32% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.67:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89485D 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 text6.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89485D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89485D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89485D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89485D
Complementary
#488974
Analogous
#89487D
Analogous
#895448
Triadic
#5D8948
Triadic
#485D89
Split comp.
#488954
Split comp.
#487D89

Tints & Shades of #89485D

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.

Tints

#A4566F
#B36F85
#C18A9C
#D1A8B5
#DFC3CC
#EDDEE3

Shades

#783F51
#643544
#542C39
#43232D
#321A22
#1E1014

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89485D.

How #89485D 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#89485D
Protanopia#57575D
Protanomaly#6F525D
Deuteranopia#63635B
Deuteranomaly#745A5C
Tritanopia#884B4B
Tritanomaly#884A53
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89485D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89485d: #89485D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89485D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89485d': '#89485D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.282, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_89485d">#89485D</color>
SVG fillfill="#89485D"

More Pink Colors

#89485D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#89485D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89485D?

#89485D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(137, 72, 93) in RGB and hsl(341, 31%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8A496B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #89485D?

#89485D is rgb(137, 72, 93) — red 137, green 72, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89485D?

#89485D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 32%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89485D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #89485D scores 6.67:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89485D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89485D 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 26.45, which is a different colour altogether.

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