Close to Marsala
#89484E
#89484E is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Marsala. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 28.2% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #89484E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #89484E as they’d see it.
#89484E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #89484E
What color is #89484E?
#89484E is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Marsala. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 28.2% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #89484E in RGB?
#89484E is rgb(137, 72, 78): 137 red, 72 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #89484E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 47, 43, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #89484E?
PANTONE 4985 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #89484E?
Its complement #006761 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.