What color is #91788C?

#91788C is a grayish magenta known as Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muted Berry?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 140: 145 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muted Berry?

The complementary color is #78917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muted Berry color: hex code #91788C

#91788C rgb(145, 120, 140)

Shades of purple

Muted Berry has the hex code #91788C. It is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (145, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

Muted Berry (#91788C) color codes

HEX	`#91788C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 13.33, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 15.15, 331.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.127, 21.347, 27.708)`
Decimal	`9533580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muted Berry, 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 #91788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #91788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91788c; }
.text { color: #91788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91788c, #91787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

See #91788C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #91788C?: #91788C is a grayish magenta known as Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muted Berry?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 140: 145 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muted Berry?: The complementary color is #78917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.