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#917889 Color

#917889 is rgb(145, 120, 137) in RGB, hsl(319, 10%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#917889
HEX#917889
RGBrgb(145, 120, 137)
HSLhsl(319, 10%, 52%)
HSVhsv(319, 17%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.039 337.9)
LABlab(53.26% 12.28 -5.46)
LCHlch(53.26% 13.45 336.02)

What #917889 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 #917889, 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.

#917889 Channel Values

How #917889 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 145 · G 120 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 319° · S 10% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 319° · S 17% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 6% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #917889 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.

Fails AAWhite text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #917889

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #917889; 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 #917889

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #917889.

How #917889 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#917889
Protanopia#7D7D89
Protanomaly#857B89
Deuteranopia#818188
Deuteranomaly#887D89
Tritanopia#8F7A7A
Tritanomaly#907980
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #917889 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-917889: #917889;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #917889;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-917889': '#917889' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.471, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_917889">#917889</color>
SVG fillfill="#917889"

More Pink Colors

#917889 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#917889 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #917889?

#917889 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(145, 120, 137) in RGB and hsl(319, 10%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #917889?

#917889 is rgb(145, 120, 137) — red 145, green 120, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #917889?

#917889 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #917889 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #917889 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #917889 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #917889 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.45, which is visibly different.

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