What color is #946180?

#946180 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946180?

The RGB value is 148, 97, 128: 148 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946180?

The complementary color is #619475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946180 color

#946180 rgb(148, 97, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946180 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 38% green and 50.2% blue (148, 97, 128).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#946180 color codes

HEX	`#946180`
RGB	`rgb(148, 97, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 38%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, 25.57, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 27.04, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.384, 16.405, 22.511)`
Decimal	`9724288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946180, 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 #946180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #946180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946180; }
.text { color: #946180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 97 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946180, #946167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #946180?: #946180 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946180?: The RGB value is 148, 97, 128: 148 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946180?: The complementary color is #619475, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.