What color is #946A87?

#946A87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #946A87?

The RGB value is 148, 106, 135: 148 red, 106 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946A87?

The complementary color is #6A9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946A87 color

#946A87 rgb(148, 106, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946A87 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 41.6% green and 52.9% blue (148, 106, 135).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#946A87 color codes

HEX	`#946A87`
RGB	`rgb(148, 106, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 41.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 21.63, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 23.55, 336.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.74, 18.354, 25.315)`
Decimal	`9726599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946A87, 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 #946A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #946A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946a87; }
.text { color: #946a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 106 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946a87, #946a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946A87?: #946A87 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #946A87?: The RGB value is 148, 106, 135: 148 red, 106 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946A87?: The complementary color is #6A9477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.