What color is #917B90?

#917B90 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 #917B90?

The RGB value is 145, 123, 144: 145 red, 123 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917B90?

The complementary color is #7B917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917B90 color

#917B90 rgb(145, 123, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917B90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.2% green and 56.5% blue (145, 123, 144).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% 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 5.44:1).

#917B90 color codes

HEX	`#917B90`
RGB	`rgb(145, 123, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, 12.37, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 14.83, 326.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.793, 22.2, 29.412)`
Decimal	`9534352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917B90, 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 #917B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #917B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917b90; }
.text { color: #917b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 123 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917b90, #917b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917B90?: #917B90 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 #917B90?: The RGB value is 145, 123, 144: 145 red, 123 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917B90?: The complementary color is #7B917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.