What color is #91547C?

#91547C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91547C?

The RGB value is 145, 84, 124: 145 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91547C?

The complementary color is #549169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91547C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91547C color

#91547C rgb(145, 84, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #91547C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 32.9% green and 48.6% blue (145, 84, 124).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#91547C color codes

HEX	`#91547C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 84, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 32.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 31.2, -11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 33.33, 339.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.486, 13.817, 20.758)`
Decimal	`9524348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91547C, 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 #91547C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#91547C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #91547C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91547c; }
.text { color: #91547c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91547c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 84 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91547c, #91545e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #91547C?: #91547C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91547C?: The RGB value is 145, 84, 124: 145 red, 84 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91547C?: The complementary color is #549169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91547C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.