What color is #936878?

#936878 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 #936878?

The RGB value is 147, 104, 120: 147 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936878?

The complementary color is #689383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936878 color

#936878 rgb(147, 104, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936878 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 40.8% green and 47.1% blue (147, 104, 120).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#936878 color codes

HEX	`#936878`
RGB	`rgb(147, 104, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 40.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.84, 19.77, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.84, 19.87, 354.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.373, 17.461, 20.063)`
Decimal	`9660536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936878, 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 #936878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #936878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936878; }
.text { color: #936878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 104 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936878, #936e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936878?: #936878 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 #936878?: The RGB value is 147, 104, 120: 147 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936878?: The complementary color is #689383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.