What color is #91788F?

#91788F 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 #91788F?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 143: 145 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91788F?

The complementary color is #78917A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91788F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91788F color

#91788F rgb(145, 120, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #91788F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 56.1% blue (145, 120, 143).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#91788F color codes

HEX	`#91788F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, 13.91, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 16.47, 327.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.351, 21.436, 28.889)`
Decimal	`9533583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91788F, 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 #91788F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91788F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #91788F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91788f; }
.text { color: #91788f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91788f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91788f, #917883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #91788F?: #91788F 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 #91788F?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 143: 145 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91788F?: The complementary color is #78917A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91788F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.