What color is #914475?

#914475 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #914475?

The RGB value is 145, 68, 117: 145 red, 68 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914475?

The complementary color is #449160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914475?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914475 color

#914475 rgb(145, 68, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #914475 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 26.7% green and 45.9% blue (145, 68, 117).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#914475 color codes

HEX	`#914475`
RGB	`rgb(145, 68, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 26.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 53%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, 38.75, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 40.86, 341.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.955, 11.44, 18.141)`
Decimal	`9520245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914475, 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 #914475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #914475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914475; }
.text { color: #914475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 68 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914475, #91444f); }

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Questions

What color is #914475?: #914475 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #914475?: The RGB value is 145, 68, 117: 145 red, 68 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914475?: The complementary color is #449160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914475?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.