What color is #947079?

#947079 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947079?

The RGB value is 148, 112, 121: 148 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947079?

The complementary color is #70948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947079 color

#947079 rgb(148, 112, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #947079 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (148, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#947079 color codes

HEX	`#947079`
RGB	`rgb(148, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, 15.68, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 15.69, 2.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.458, 19.266, 20.674)`
Decimal	`9728121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947079, 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 #947079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #947079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947079; }
.text { color: #947079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947079, #947970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947079?: #947079 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947079?: The RGB value is 148, 112, 121: 148 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947079?: The complementary color is #70948B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.