What color is #936A81?

#936A81 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 #936A81?

The RGB value is 147, 106, 129: 147 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936A81?

The complementary color is #6A937C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936A81 color

#936A81 rgb(147, 106, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936A81 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 41.6% green and 50.6% blue (147, 106, 129).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#936A81 color codes

HEX	`#936A81`
RGB	`rgb(147, 106, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 41.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, 20.17, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 21.11, 342.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.149, 18.097, 23.144)`
Decimal	`9661057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936A81, 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 #936A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #936A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936a81; }
.text { color: #936a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 106 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936a81, #936a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936A81?: #936A81 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 #936A81?: The RGB value is 147, 106, 129: 147 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936A81?: The complementary color is #6A937C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.