What color is #94747F?

#94747F 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 #94747F?

The RGB value is 148, 116, 127: 148 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94747F?

The complementary color is #749489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94747F color

#94747F rgb(148, 116, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94747F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (148, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#94747F color codes

HEX	`#94747F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 14.38, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 14.43, 355.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.289, 20.32, 22.823)`
Decimal	`9729151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94747F, 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 #94747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #94747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94747f; }
.text { color: #94747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94747f, #947974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #94747F?: #94747F 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 #94747F?: The RGB value is 148, 116, 127: 148 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94747F?: The complementary color is #749489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.