What color is #944F76?

#944F76 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 #944F76?

The RGB value is 148, 79, 118: 148 red, 79 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #944F76?

The complementary color is #4F946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #944F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#944F76 color

#944F76 rgb(148, 79, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #944F76 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 31% green and 46.3% blue (148, 79, 118).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#944F76 color codes

HEX	`#944F76`
RGB	`rgb(148, 79, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 31%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.06, 34.04, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.06, 35.31, 344.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.279, 13.197, 18.721)`
Decimal	`9719670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #944F76, 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 #944F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#944F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #944F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #944f76; }
.text { color: #944f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #944f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 79 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #944f76, #944f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #944F76?: #944F76 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 #944F76?: The RGB value is 148, 79, 118: 148 red, 79 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #944F76?: The complementary color is #4F946D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #944F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.