What color is #925565?

#925565 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 #925565?

The RGB value is 146, 85, 101: 146 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925565?

The complementary color is #559282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925565 color

#925565 rgb(146, 85, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #925565 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 33.3% green and 39.6% blue (146, 85, 101).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 31% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#925565 color codes

HEX	`#925565`
RGB	`rgb(146, 85, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 33.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 42%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 31%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.58, 27.38, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.58, 27.44, 3.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.452, 13.549, 14.005)`
Decimal	`9590117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925565, 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 #925565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #925565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925565; }
.text { color: #925565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 85 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925565, #926455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #925565?: #925565 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 #925565?: The RGB value is 146, 85, 101: 146 red, 85 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925565?: The complementary color is #559282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.