What color is #95859C?

#95859C is a grayish magenta known as Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hatoba Pigeon?

The RGB value is 149, 133, 156: 149 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hatoba Pigeon?

The complementary color is #8C9C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95859C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hatoba Pigeon color: hex code #95859C

#95859C rgb(149, 133, 156)

Shades of purple

Hatoba Pigeon has the hex code #95859C. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 52.2% green and 61.2% blue (149, 133, 156).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C) color codes

HEX	`#95859C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 133, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 52.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 10.46, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 14.49, 316.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.782, 25.565, 34.97)`
Decimal	`9799068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hatoba Pigeon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #95859C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95859C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #95859C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95859c; }
.text { color: #95859c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95859c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 133 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95859c, #9c8598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

See #95859C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #95859C?: #95859C is a grayish magenta known as Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hatoba Pigeon?: The RGB value is 149, 133, 156: 149 red, 133 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hatoba Pigeon?: The complementary color is #8C9C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95859C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.