What color is #946A76?

#946A76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946A76?

The RGB value is 148, 106, 118: 148 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946A76?

The complementary color is #6A9488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946A76 color

#946A76 rgb(148, 106, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946A76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 41.6% green and 46.3% blue (148, 106, 118).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#946A76 color codes

HEX	`#946A76`
RGB	`rgb(148, 106, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 41.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, 18.66, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 18.66, 359.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.637, 17.913, 19.507)`
Decimal	`9726582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946A76, 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 #946A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#946A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #946A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946a76; }
.text { color: #946a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 106 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946a76, #94736a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946A76?: #946A76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946A76?: The RGB value is 148, 106, 118: 148 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946A76?: The complementary color is #6A9488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.