What color is #94727E?

#94727E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94727E?

The RGB value is 148, 114, 126: 148 red, 114 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94727E?

The complementary color is #729488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94727E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94727E color

#94727E rgb(148, 114, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94727E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.7% green and 49.4% blue (148, 114, 126).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#94727E color codes

HEX	`#94727E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 114, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, 15.37, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 15.43, 354.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.996, 19.838, 22.405)`
Decimal	`9728638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94727E, 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 #94727E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94727E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #94727E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94727e; }
.text { color: #94727e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94727e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 114 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94727e, #947772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #94727E?: #94727E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94727E?: The RGB value is 148, 114, 126: 148 red, 114 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94727E?: The complementary color is #729488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94727E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.