What color is #94566F?

#94566F 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 #94566F?

The RGB value is 148, 86, 111: 148 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94566F?

The complementary color is #56947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94566F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94566F color

#94566F rgb(148, 86, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94566F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 33.7% green and 43.5% blue (148, 86, 111).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#94566F color codes

HEX	`#94566F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 86, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 33.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, 29.05, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 29.22, 353.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.41, 14.1, 16.788)`
Decimal	`9721455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94566F, 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 #94566F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94566F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #94566F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94566f; }
.text { color: #94566f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94566f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 86 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94566f, #945c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #94566F?: #94566F 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 #94566F?: The RGB value is 148, 86, 111: 148 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94566F?: The complementary color is #56947B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94566F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.