What color is #945367?

#945367 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #945367?

The RGB value is 148, 83, 103: 148 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #945367?

The complementary color is #539480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #945367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#945367 color

#945367 rgb(148, 83, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #945367 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 32.5% green and 40.4% blue (148, 83, 103).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#945367 color codes

HEX	`#945367`
RGB	`rgb(148, 83, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 32.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.45, 29.56, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.45, 29.56, 0.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.755, 13.463, 14.493)`
Decimal	`9720679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #945367, 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 #945367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#945367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #945367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #945367; }
.text { color: #945367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #945367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 83 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #945367, #946053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #945367?: #945367 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #945367?: The RGB value is 148, 83, 103: 148 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #945367?: The complementary color is #539480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #945367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.