What color is #916E83?

#916E83 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 #916E83?

The RGB value is 145, 110, 131: 145 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916E83?

The complementary color is #6E917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916E83 color

#916E83 rgb(145, 110, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #916E83 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 43.1% green and 51.4% blue (145, 110, 131).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#916E83 color codes

HEX	`#916E83`
RGB	`rgb(145, 110, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 43.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.47, 17.45, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.47, 18.51, 340.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.35, 18.811, 23.975)`
Decimal	`9531011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916E83, 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 #916E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #916E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916e83; }
.text { color: #916e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 110 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916e83, #916e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916E83?: #916E83 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 #916E83?: The RGB value is 145, 110, 131: 145 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916E83?: The complementary color is #6E917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.