What color is #917385?

#917385 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917385?

The RGB value is 145, 115, 133: 145 red, 115 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917385?

The complementary color is #73917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917385 color

#917385 rgb(145, 115, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #917385 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.1% green and 52.2% blue (145, 115, 133).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#917385 color codes

HEX	`#917385`
RGB	`rgb(145, 115, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 14.9, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 15.84, 340.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.041, 19.975, 24.88)`
Decimal	`9532293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917385, 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 #917385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #917385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917385; }
.text { color: #917385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 115 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917385, #917376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #917385?: #917385 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917385?: The RGB value is 145, 115, 133: 145 red, 115 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917385?: The complementary color is #73917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.