What color is #94476E?

#94476E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94476E?

The RGB value is 148, 71, 110: 148 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94476E?

The complementary color is #47946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94476E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94476E color

#94476E rgb(148, 71, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94476E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 27.8% green and 43.1% blue (148, 71, 110).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#94476E color codes

HEX	`#94476E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 71, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 27.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, 37.12, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 37.85, 348.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.281, 11.93, 16.141)`
Decimal	`9717614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94476E, 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 #94476E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94476E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #94476E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94476e; }
.text { color: #94476e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94476e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 71 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94476e, #944748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #94476E?: #94476E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94476E?: The RGB value is 148, 71, 110: 148 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94476E?: The complementary color is #47946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94476E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.