What color is #916C89?

#916C89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916C89?

The RGB value is 145, 108, 137: 145 red, 108 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916C89?

The complementary color is #6C9174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916C89 color

#916C89 rgb(145, 108, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #916C89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.4% green and 53.7% blue (145, 108, 137).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#916C89 color codes

HEX	`#916C89`
RGB	`rgb(145, 108, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 19.74, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 22.22, 332.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.555, 18.552, 26.107)`
Decimal	`9530505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916C89, 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 #916C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #916C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916c89; }
.text { color: #916c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 108 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916c89, #916c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #916C89?: #916C89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916C89?: The RGB value is 145, 108, 137: 145 red, 108 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916C89?: The complementary color is #6C9174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.