What color is #947987?

#947987 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 #947987?

The RGB value is 148, 121, 135: 148 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947987?

The complementary color is #799486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947987 color

#947987 rgb(148, 121, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #947987 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (148, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#947987 color codes

HEX	`#947987`
RGB	`rgb(148, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 12.92, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 13.43, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.423, 21.721, 25.876)`
Decimal	`9730439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947987, 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 #947987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #947987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947987; }
.text { color: #947987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947987, #947979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947987?: #947987 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 #947987?: The RGB value is 148, 121, 135: 148 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947987?: The complementary color is #799486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.