Information about #896172 color

#896172 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#896172 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 97, 114) — 53.7% red, 38% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 9 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #896172 reads as a softly toned romantic rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Arabella (#85636E). Slightly further away sit Mauve Taupe (#915F6D) and Dusky Purple (#895B7B).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 97, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #896172 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#896172 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#896172 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #896172

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Dusky Purple color link
Dusky Purple

#895B7B

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

De Janeiro color link
De Janeiro

#856684

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#896172
  • RGB137, 97, 114
  • CMYK0, 16, 9, 46
  • CSSrgb(137, 97, 114)
  • HSL335°, 17%, 46%
  • HSL Precise334.5°, 17.094%, 45.882%
  • HSV335°, 29%, 54%
  • HSB335°, 29%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.380, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.380, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.380, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID896172
  • DECIMAL ID9003378
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01