What color is #94456D?

#94456D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94456D?

The RGB value is 148, 69, 109: 148 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94456D?

The complementary color is #45946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94456D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94456D color

#94456D rgb(148, 69, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94456D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 27.1% green and 42.7% blue (148, 69, 109).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 36% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#94456D color codes

HEX	`#94456D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 69, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 27.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 36%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 53%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.67, 38.02, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.67, 38.74, 348.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.102, 11.658, 15.815)`
Decimal	`9717101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94456D, 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 #94456D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94456D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #94456D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94456d; }
.text { color: #94456d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94456d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 69 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94456d, #944546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #94456D?: #94456D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94456D?: The RGB value is 148, 69, 109: 148 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94456D?: The complementary color is #45946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94456D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.