What color is #925971?

#925971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #925971?

The RGB value is 146, 89, 113: 146 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925971?

The complementary color is #59927A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925971 color

#925971 rgb(146, 89, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #925971 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 34.9% green and 44.3% blue (146, 89, 113).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#925971 color codes

HEX	`#925971`
RGB	`rgb(146, 89, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 34.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, 26.91, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 27.16, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.407, 14.449, 17.439)`
Decimal	`9591153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925971, 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 #925971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #925971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925971; }
.text { color: #925971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 89 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925971, #925e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #925971?: #925971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #925971?: The RGB value is 146, 89, 113: 146 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925971?: The complementary color is #59927A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.