What color is #917B95?

#917B95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917B95?

The RGB value is 145, 123, 149: 145 red, 123 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917B95?

The complementary color is #7F957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917B95 color

#917B95 rgb(145, 123, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917B95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.2% green and 58.4% blue (145, 123, 149).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#917B95 color codes

HEX	`#917B95`
RGB	`rgb(145, 123, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, 13.38, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 17.22, 320.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.184, 22.356, 31.469)`
Decimal	`9534357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917B95, 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 #917B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #917B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917b95; }
.text { color: #917b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 123 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917b95, #957b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #917B95?: #917B95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917B95?: The RGB value is 145, 123, 149: 145 red, 123 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917B95?: The complementary color is #7F957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.