What color is #936080?

#936080 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #936080?

The RGB value is 147, 96, 128: 147 red, 96 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936080?

The complementary color is #609373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936080 color

#936080 rgb(147, 96, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936080 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 37.6% green and 50.2% blue (147, 96, 128).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#936080 color codes

HEX	`#936080`
RGB	`rgb(147, 96, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 37.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 25.78, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 27.42, 340.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.112, 16.128, 22.472)`
Decimal	`9658496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936080, 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 #936080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #936080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936080; }
.text { color: #936080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 96 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936080, #936066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #936080?: #936080 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #936080?: The RGB value is 147, 96, 128: 147 red, 96 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936080?: The complementary color is #609373, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.