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#896777 Color

#896777 is rgb(137, 103, 119) in RGB, hsl(332, 14%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#896777
HEX#896777
RGBrgb(137, 103, 119)
HSLhsl(332, 14%, 47%)
HSVhsv(332, 25%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.049 348.9)
LABlab(47.50% 16.05 -3.40)
LCHlch(47.50% 16.41 348.04)

What #896777 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 #896777, 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 pink in the library.

#896777 Channel Values

How #896777 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 103 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 14% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 25% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 13% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #896777 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #896777

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #896777; 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 #896777

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 #896777 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#896777
Protanopia#6E6E77
Protanomaly#7A6B77
Deuteranopia#747476
Deuteranomaly#7D6F76
Tritanopia#876969
Tritanomaly#88686F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #896777 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-896777: #896777;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #896777;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-896777': '#896777' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.404, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_896777">#896777</color>
SVG fillfill="#896777"

More Pink Colors

#896777 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#896777 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #896777?

#896777 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(137, 103, 119) in RGB and hsl(332, 14%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #896777?

#896777 is rgb(137, 103, 119) — red 137, green 103, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #896777?

#896777 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #896777 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #896777 scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #896777 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #896777 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.7, which is visibly different.

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