What color is #914D69?

#914D69 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 #914D69?

The RGB value is 145, 77, 105: 145 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914D69?

The complementary color is #4D9175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914D69 color

#914D69 rgb(145, 77, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #914D69 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 30.2% green and 41.2% blue (145, 77, 105).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 31% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#914D69 color codes

HEX	`#914D69`
RGB	`rgb(145, 77, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 30.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 31%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 32.07, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 32.24, 354)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.881, 12.349, 14.856)`
Decimal	`9522537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914D69, 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 #914D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #914D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914d69; }
.text { color: #914d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 77 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914d69, #91534d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #914D69?: #914D69 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 #914D69?: The RGB value is 145, 77, 105: 145 red, 77 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914D69?: The complementary color is #4D9175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.