What color is #936C82?

#936C82 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 #936C82?

The RGB value is 147, 108, 130: 147 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #936C82?

The complementary color is #6C937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #936C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#936C82 color

#936C82 rgb(147, 108, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #936C82 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 42.4% green and 51% blue (147, 108, 130).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#936C82 color codes

HEX	`#936C82`
RGB	`rgb(147, 108, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 42.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 19.18, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 20.11, 342.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.424, 18.541, 23.565)`
Decimal	`9661570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #936C82, 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 #936C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#936C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #936C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #936c82; }
.text { color: #936c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #936c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 108 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #936c82, #936c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #936C82?: #936C82 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 #936C82?: The RGB value is 147, 108, 130: 147 red, 108 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #936C82?: The complementary color is #6C937D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #936C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.