What color is #947687?

#947687 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 #947687?

The RGB value is 148, 118, 135: 148 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947687?

The complementary color is #769483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947687 color

#947687 rgb(148, 118, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #947687 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 46.3% green and 52.9% blue (148, 118, 135).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#947687 color codes

HEX	`#947687`
RGB	`rgb(148, 118, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 46.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 14.66, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 15.43, 341.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.064, 21.003, 25.756)`
Decimal	`9729671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947687, 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 #947687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #947687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947687; }
.text { color: #947687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 118 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947687, #947678); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947687?: #947687 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 #947687?: The RGB value is 148, 118, 135: 148 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947687?: The complementary color is #769483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.