What color is #916C86?

#916C86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916C86?

The RGB value is 145, 108, 134: 145 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916C86?

The complementary color is #6C9177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916C86 color

#916C86 rgb(145, 108, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #916C86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.4% green and 52.5% blue (145, 108, 134).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#916C86 color codes

HEX	`#916C86`
RGB	`rgb(145, 108, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.06, 19.17, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.06, 21, 335.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.342, 18.467, 24.99)`
Decimal	`9530502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916C86, 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 #916C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #916C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916c86; }
.text { color: #916c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 108 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916c86, #916c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916C86?: #916C86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916C86?: The RGB value is 145, 108, 134: 145 red, 108 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916C86?: The complementary color is #6C9177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.