What color is #946E84?

#946E84 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 #946E84?

The RGB value is 148, 110, 132: 148 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946E84?

The complementary color is #6E947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946E84 color

#946E84 rgb(148, 110, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946E84 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.1% green and 51.8% blue (148, 110, 132).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#946E84 color codes

HEX	`#946E84`
RGB	`rgb(148, 110, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 18.76, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 19.76, 341.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.953, 19.115, 24.358)`
Decimal	`9727620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946E84, 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 #946E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #946E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946e84; }
.text { color: #946e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 110 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946e84, #946e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946E84?: #946E84 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 #946E84?: The RGB value is 148, 110, 132: 148 red, 110 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946E84?: The complementary color is #6E947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.