What color is #91778F?

#91778F 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 #91778F?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 143: 145 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91778F?

The complementary color is #779179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91778F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91778F color

#91778F rgb(145, 119, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91778F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 56.1% blue (145, 119, 143).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#91778F color codes

HEX	`#91778F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 14.5, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 17.17, 327.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.231, 21.197, 28.849)`
Decimal	`9533327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91778F, 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 #91778F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91778F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #91778F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91778f; }
.text { color: #91778f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91778f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91778f, #917782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #91778F?: #91778F 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 #91778F?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 143: 145 red, 119 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91778F?: The complementary color is #779179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91778F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.