What color is #914965?

#914965 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #914965?

The RGB value is 145, 73, 101: 145 red, 73 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914965?

The complementary color is #499175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914965 color

#914965 rgb(145, 73, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #914965 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 28.6% green and 39.6% blue (145, 73, 101).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#914965 color codes

HEX	`#914965`
RGB	`rgb(145, 73, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 28.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.78, 33.68, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.78, 33.76, 356.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.409, 11.726, 13.708)`
Decimal	`9521509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914965, 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 #914965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #914965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914965; }
.text { color: #914965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 73 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914965, #915149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #914965?: #914965 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #914965?: The RGB value is 145, 73, 101: 145 red, 73 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914965?: The complementary color is #499175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.