What color is #916981?

#916981 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916981?

The RGB value is 145, 105, 129: 145 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916981?

The complementary color is #699179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916981 color

#916981 rgb(145, 105, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #916981 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 41.2% green and 50.6% blue (145, 105, 129).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#916981 color codes

HEX	`#916981`
RGB	`rgb(145, 105, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 41.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, 20, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 21.18, 340.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.691, 17.709, 23.093)`
Decimal	`9529729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916981, 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 #916981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #916981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916981; }
.text { color: #916981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 105 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916981, #91696d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916981?: #916981 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916981?: The RGB value is 145, 105, 129: 145 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916981?: The complementary color is #699179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.