What color is #915A79?

#915A79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #915A79?

The RGB value is 145, 90, 121: 145 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #915A79?

The complementary color is #5A9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #915A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#915A79 color

#915A79 rgb(145, 90, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #915A79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 35.3% green and 47.5% blue (145, 90, 121).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#915A79 color codes

HEX	`#915A79`
RGB	`rgb(145, 90, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 35.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 27.28, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 28.43, 343.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.785, 14.714, 19.936)`
Decimal	`9525881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #915A79, 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 #915A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#915A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #915A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #915a79; }
.text { color: #915a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #915a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 90 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #915a79, #915a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #915A79?: #915A79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #915A79?: The RGB value is 145, 90, 121: 145 red, 90 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #915A79?: The complementary color is #5A9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #915A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.