What color is #917A8C?

#917A8C 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 #917A8C?

The RGB value is 145, 122, 140: 145 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917A8C?

The complementary color is #7A917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917A8C color

#917A8C rgb(145, 122, 140)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917A8C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.8% green and 54.9% blue (145, 122, 140).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% 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 5.37:1).

#917A8C color codes

HEX	`#917A8C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 122, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, 12.16, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 13.76, 332.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.37, 21.833, 27.789)`
Decimal	`9534092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917A8C, 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 #917A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #917A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917a8c; }
.text { color: #917a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 122 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917a8c, #917a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #917A8C?: #917A8C 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 #917A8C?: The RGB value is 145, 122, 140: 145 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917A8C?: The complementary color is #7A917F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.