What color is #94788E?

#94788E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94788E?

The RGB value is 148, 120, 142: 148 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94788E?

The complementary color is #78947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94788E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94788E color

#94788E rgb(148, 120, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #94788E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.1% green and 55.7% blue (148, 120, 142).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#94788E color codes

HEX	`#94788E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 120, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, 14.82, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 16.75, 332.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.811, 21.682, 28.517)`
Decimal	`9730190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94788E, 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 #94788E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94788E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #94788E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94788e; }
.text { color: #94788e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94788e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 120 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94788e, #947880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #94788E?: #94788E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94788E?: The RGB value is 148, 120, 142: 148 red, 120 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94788E?: The complementary color is #78947E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94788E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.