What color is #91778B?

#91778B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91778B?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 139: 145 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91778B?

The complementary color is #77917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91778B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91778B color

#91778B rgb(145, 119, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91778B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 54.5% blue (145, 119, 139).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#91778B color codes

HEX	`#91778B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, 13.71, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 15.42, 332.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.934, 21.078, 27.281)`
Decimal	`9533323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91778B, 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 #91778B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91778B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #91778B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91778b; }
.text { color: #91778b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91778b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91778b, #91777e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #91778B?: #91778B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91778B?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 139: 145 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91778B?: The complementary color is #77917D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91778B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.