What color is #907996?

#907996 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907996?

The RGB value is 144, 121, 150: 144 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907996?

The complementary color is #7F9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907996 color

#907996 rgb(144, 121, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #907996 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (144, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#907996 color codes

HEX	`#907996`
RGB	`rgb(144, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, 14.39, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 18.94, 319.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.843, 21.806, 31.801)`
Decimal	`9468310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907996, 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 #907996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #907996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907996; }
.text { color: #907996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907996, #96798e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #907996?: #907996 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907996?: The RGB value is 144, 121, 150: 144 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907996?: The complementary color is #7F9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.