What color is #946A6B?

#946A6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946A6B?

The RGB value is 148, 106, 107: 148 red, 106 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946A6B?

The complementary color is #6A9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946A6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946A6B color

#946A6B rgb(148, 106, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #946A6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 41.6% green and 42% blue (148, 106, 107).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#946A6B color codes

HEX	`#946A6B`
RGB	`rgb(148, 106, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 41.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 16.94, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 18.01, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.021, 17.667, 16.263)`
Decimal	`9726571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946A6B, 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 #946A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #946A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946a6b; }
.text { color: #946a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 106 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946a6b, #947e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946A6B?: #946A6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946A6B?: The RGB value is 148, 106, 107: 148 red, 106 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946A6B?: The complementary color is #6A9493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946A6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.