What color is #914858?

#914858 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #914858?

The RGB value is 145, 72, 88: 145 red, 72 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914858?

The complementary color is #489181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914858 color

#914858 rgb(145, 72, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #914858 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 28.2% green and 34.5% blue (145, 72, 88).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 34% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#914858 color codes

HEX	`#914858`
RGB	`rgb(145, 72, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 28.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 34%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 32.51, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 32.87, 8.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.757, 11.361, 10.594)`
Decimal	`9521240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914858, 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 #914858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #914858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914858; }
.text { color: #914858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 72 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914858, #915c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #914858?: #914858 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #914858?: The RGB value is 145, 72, 88: 145 red, 72 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914858?: The complementary color is #489181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.