What color is #913D5E?

#913D5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #913D5E?

The RGB value is 145, 61, 94: 145 red, 61 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #913D5E?

The complementary color is #3D9170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #913D5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#913D5E color

#913D5E rgb(145, 61, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #913D5E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 23.9% green and 36.9% blue (145, 61, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 41% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 35% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#913D5E color codes

HEX	`#913D5E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 61, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 23.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 41%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 58%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 35%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 39.02, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 39.07, 357.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.367, 10.167, 11.741)`
Decimal	`9518430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #913D5E, 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 #913D5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#913D5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	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 #913D5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #913d5e; }
.text { color: #913d5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #913d5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 61 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #913d5e, #91463d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #913D5E?: #913D5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #913D5E?: The RGB value is 145, 61, 94: 145 red, 61 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #913D5E?: The complementary color is #3D9170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #913D5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.