What color is #94757D?

#94757D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94757D?

The RGB value is 148, 117, 125: 148 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94757D?

The complementary color is #75948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94757D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94757D color

#94757D rgb(148, 117, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #94757D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 45.9% green and 49% blue (148, 117, 125).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#94757D color codes

HEX	`#94757D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 117, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 45.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.4, 13.45, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.4, 13.46, 1.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.276, 20.5, 22.182)`
Decimal	`9729405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94757D, 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 #94757D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94757D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #94757D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94757d; }
.text { color: #94757d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94757d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 117 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94757d, #947d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #94757D?: #94757D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94757D?: The RGB value is 148, 117, 125: 148 red, 117 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94757D?: The complementary color is #75948C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94757D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.