What color is #924E67?

#924E67 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #924E67?

The RGB value is 146, 78, 103: 146 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #924E67?

The complementary color is #4E9279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #924E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#924E67 color

#924E67 rgb(146, 78, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #924E67 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (146, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#924E67 color codes

HEX	`#924E67`
RGB	`rgb(146, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 47%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, 31.59, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 31.64, 356.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.027, 12.54, 14.353)`
Decimal	`9588327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #924E67, 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 #924E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#924E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	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 #924E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #924e67; }
.text { color: #924e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #924e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #924e67, #92574e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #924E67?: #924E67 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #924E67?: The RGB value is 146, 78, 103: 146 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #924E67?: The complementary color is #4E9279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #924E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.