What color is #947189?

#947189 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 #947189?

The RGB value is 148, 113, 137: 148 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947189?

The complementary color is #71947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947189 color

#947189 rgb(148, 113, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #947189 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.3% green and 53.7% blue (148, 113, 137).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#947189 color codes

HEX	`#947189`
RGB	`rgb(148, 113, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 17.93, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 19.55, 336.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.633, 19.913, 26.313)`
Decimal	`9728393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947189, 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 #947189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #947189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947189; }
.text { color: #947189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 113 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947189, #947177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947189?: #947189 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 #947189?: The RGB value is 148, 113, 137: 148 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947189?: The complementary color is #71947C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.