What color is #914B72?

#914B72 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 #914B72?

The RGB value is 145, 75, 114: 145 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914B72?

The complementary color is #4B916A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914B72 color

#914B72 rgb(145, 75, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #914B72 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 29.4% green and 44.7% blue (145, 75, 114).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#914B72 color codes

HEX	`#914B72`
RGB	`rgb(145, 75, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 29.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 34.54, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 35.72, 345.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.231, 12.268, 17.377)`
Decimal	`9522034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914B72, 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 #914B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #914B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914b72; }
.text { color: #914b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 75 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914b72, #914b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #914B72?: #914B72 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 #914B72?: The RGB value is 145, 75, 114: 145 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914B72?: The complementary color is #4B916A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.