What color is #917F94?

#917F94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917F94?

The RGB value is 145, 127, 148: 145 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917F94?

The complementary color is #82947F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917F94 color

#917F94 rgb(145, 127, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #917F94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 49.8% green and 58% blue (145, 127, 148).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#917F94 color codes

HEX	`#917F94`
RGB	`rgb(145, 127, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 49.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, 10.85, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 13.94, 321.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.611, 23.337, 31.219)`
Decimal	`9535380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917F94, 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 #917F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #917F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917f94; }
.text { color: #917f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 127 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917f94, #947f8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #917F94?: #917F94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917F94?: The RGB value is 145, 127, 148: 145 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917F94?: The complementary color is #82947F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.