What color is #947884?

#947884 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 #947884?

The RGB value is 148, 120, 132: 148 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947884?

The complementary color is #789488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947884 color

#947884 rgb(148, 120, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #947884 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.1% green and 51.8% blue (148, 120, 132).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#947884 color codes

HEX	`#947884`
RGB	`rgb(148, 120, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 12.95, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 13.18, 349.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.094, 21.395, 24.739)`
Decimal	`9730180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947884, 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 #947884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #947884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947884; }
.text { color: #947884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 120 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947884, #947a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947884?: #947884 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 #947884?: The RGB value is 148, 120, 132: 148 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947884?: The complementary color is #789488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.