What color is #916E8D?

#916E8D 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 #916E8D?

The RGB value is 145, 110, 141: 145 red, 110 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916E8D?

The complementary color is #6E9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916E8D color

#916E8D rgb(145, 110, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #916E8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 43.1% green and 55.3% blue (145, 110, 141).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% 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 4.82:1).

#916E8D color codes

HEX	`#916E8D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 110, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 43.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, 19.35, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 22.55, 329.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.06, 19.095, 27.718)`
Decimal	`9531021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916E8D, 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 #916E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#916E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #916E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916e8d; }
.text { color: #916e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 110 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916e8d, #916e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #916E8D?: #916E8D 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 #916E8D?: The RGB value is 145, 110, 141: 145 red, 110 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916E8D?: The complementary color is #6E9172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.