What color is #916B95?

#916B95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916B95?

The RGB value is 145, 107, 149: 145 red, 107 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916B95?

The complementary color is #6F956B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916B95 color

#916B95 rgb(145, 107, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #916B95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42% green and 58.4% blue (145, 107, 149).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#916B95 color codes

HEX	`#916B95`
RGB	`rgb(145, 107, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 22.7, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 28.36, 323.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.359, 18.706, 30.861)`
Decimal	`9530261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916B95, 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 #916B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #916B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916b95; }
.text { color: #916b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 107 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916b95, #956b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #916B95?: #916B95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916B95?: The RGB value is 145, 107, 149: 145 red, 107 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916B95?: The complementary color is #6F956B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.