What color is #936977?

#936977 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 #936977?

The RGB value is 147, 105, 119: 147 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936977?

The complementary color is #699385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936977 color

#936977 rgb(147, 105, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936977 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.2% green and 46.7% blue (147, 105, 119).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#936977 color codes

HEX	`#936977`
RGB	`rgb(147, 105, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.06, 19.02, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.06, 19.05, 356.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.414, 17.639, 19.779)`
Decimal	`9660791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936977, 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 #936977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #936977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936977; }
.text { color: #936977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 105 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936977, #937069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936977?: #936977 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 #936977?: The RGB value is 147, 105, 119: 147 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936977?: The complementary color is #699385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.