What color is #91576B?

#91576B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91576B?

The RGB value is 145, 87, 107: 145 red, 87 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91576B?

The complementary color is #57917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91576B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91576B color

#91576B rgb(145, 87, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #91576B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 34.1% green and 42% blue (145, 87, 107).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#91576B color codes

HEX	`#91576B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 87, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 34.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, 26.74, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 26.77, 357.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.74, 13.899, 15.655)`
Decimal	`9525099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91576B, 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 #91576B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#91576B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #91576B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91576b; }
.text { color: #91576b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91576b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 87 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91576b, #916057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #91576B?: #91576B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91576B?: The RGB value is 145, 87, 107: 145 red, 87 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91576B?: The complementary color is #57917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91576B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.