What color is #925B78?

#925B78 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 #925B78?

The RGB value is 146, 91, 120: 146 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925B78?

The complementary color is #5B9275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925B78 color

#925B78 rgb(146, 91, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #925B78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 35.7% green and 47.1% blue (146, 91, 120).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#925B78 color codes

HEX	`#925B78`
RGB	`rgb(146, 91, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 35.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 26.91, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 27.77, 345.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.986, 14.95, 19.651)`
Decimal	`9591672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925B78, 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 #925B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #925B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925b78; }
.text { color: #925b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 91 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925b78, #925b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #925B78?: #925B78 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 #925B78?: The RGB value is 146, 91, 120: 146 red, 91 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925B78?: The complementary color is #5B9275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.