What color is #916C7E?

#916C7E 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 #916C7E?

The RGB value is 145, 108, 126: 145 red, 108 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916C7E?

The complementary color is #6C917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916C7E color

#916C7E rgb(145, 108, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #916C7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.4% green and 49.4% blue (145, 108, 126).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#916C7E color codes

HEX	`#916C7E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 108, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 17.71, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 18.2, 346.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.805, 18.252, 22.162)`
Decimal	`9530494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916C7E, 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 #916C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #916C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916c7e; }
.text { color: #916c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 108 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916c7e, #916d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916C7E?: #916C7E 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 #916C7E?: The RGB value is 145, 108, 126: 145 red, 108 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916C7E?: The complementary color is #6C917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.