What color is #947985?

#947985 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947985?

The RGB value is 148, 121, 133: 148 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947985?

The complementary color is #799488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947985 color

#947985 rgb(148, 121, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947985 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.5% green and 52.2% blue (148, 121, 133).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#947985 color codes

HEX	`#947985`
RGB	`rgb(148, 121, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, 12.55, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 12.82, 348.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.283, 21.665, 25.141)`
Decimal	`9730437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947985, 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 #947985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #947985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947985; }
.text { color: #947985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 121 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947985, #947a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #947985?: #947985 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947985?: The RGB value is 148, 121, 133: 148 red, 121 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947985?: The complementary color is #799488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.