What color is #93657E?

#93657E 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 #93657E?

The RGB value is 147, 101, 126: 147 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93657E?

The complementary color is #65937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93657E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93657E color

#93657E rgb(147, 101, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #93657E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 39.6% green and 49.4% blue (147, 101, 126).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#93657E color codes

HEX	`#93657E`
RGB	`rgb(147, 101, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 39.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, 22.54, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 23.44, 344.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.452, 17.018, 21.942)`
Decimal	`9659774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93657E, 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 #93657E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#93657E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #93657E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93657e; }
.text { color: #93657e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93657e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 101 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93657e, #936567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #93657E?: #93657E 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 #93657E?: The RGB value is 147, 101, 126: 147 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93657E?: The complementary color is #65937A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93657E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.