What color is #936B81?

#936B81 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 #936B81?

The RGB value is 147, 107, 129: 147 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936B81?

The complementary color is #6B937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936B81 color

#936B81 rgb(147, 107, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936B81 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42% green and 50.6% blue (147, 107, 129).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#936B81 color codes

HEX	`#936B81`
RGB	`rgb(147, 107, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, 19.59, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 20.44, 343.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.253, 18.304, 23.178)`
Decimal	`9661313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936B81, 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 #936B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#936B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #936B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936b81; }
.text { color: #936b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 107 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936b81, #936b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936B81?: #936B81 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 #936B81?: The RGB value is 147, 107, 129: 147 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936B81?: The complementary color is #6B937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.