What color is #946F85?

#946F85 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 #946F85?

The RGB value is 148, 111, 133: 148 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #946F85?

The complementary color is #6F947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #946F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#946F85 color

#946F85 rgb(148, 111, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #946F85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.5% green and 52.2% blue (148, 111, 133).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#946F85 color codes

HEX	`#946F85`
RGB	`rgb(148, 111, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 18.36, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 19.43, 340.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.131, 19.359, 24.757)`
Decimal	`9727877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #946F85, 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 #946F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#946F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #946F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #946f85; }
.text { color: #946f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #946f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 111 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #946f85, #946f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #946F85?: #946F85 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 #946F85?: The RGB value is 148, 111, 133: 148 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #946F85?: The complementary color is #6F947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #946F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.