What color is #943C5F?

#943C5F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943C5F?

The RGB value is 148, 60, 95: 148 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943C5F?

The complementary color is #3C9471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943C5F color

#943C5F rgb(148, 60, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #943C5F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 23.5% green and 37.3% blue (148, 60, 95).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#943C5F color codes

HEX	`#943C5F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 60, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 23.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 59%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, 40.67, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 40.72, 357.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.895, 10.355, 11.986)`
Decimal	`9714783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943C5F, 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 #943C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#943C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #943C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943c5f; }
.text { color: #943c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 60 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943c5f, #94453c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #943C5F?: #943C5F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943C5F?: The RGB value is 148, 60, 95: 148 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943C5F?: The complementary color is #3C9471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.