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#89167A

#89167A is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 8.6% green, and 47.8% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 72% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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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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White text on this color

8.54:1 AAA
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2.46:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

2.46:1 Fail

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #89167A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#89167A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #89167A?

#89167A is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Purple. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 8.6% green, and 47.8% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 72% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #89167A in RGB?

#89167A is rgb(137, 22, 122): 137 red, 22 green, and 122 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #89167A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 84, 11, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #89167A?

PANTONE 254 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #89167A?

Its complement #0B5915 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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