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Information about #897989 color

#897989 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#897989 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 121, 137) — 53.7% red, 47.5% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 0 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #897989 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Venus (#8B7D82). Slightly further away sit Graceland (#877482) and Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80).

The recipe behind #897989 is rgb(137, 121, 137), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #897989: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#897989 color variations

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

#897989 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 #897989

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

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#897989
  • RGB137, 121, 137
  • CMYK0, 6, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(137, 121, 137)
  • HSL300°, 6%, 51%
  • HSL Precise300°, 6.349%, 50.588%
  • HSV300°, 12%, 54%
  • HSB300°, 12%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.475, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.475, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.475, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID897989
  • DECIMAL ID9009545
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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