What color is #947E8D?

#947E8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947E8D?

The RGB value is 148, 126, 141: 148 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947E8D?

The complementary color is #7E9485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947E8D color

#947E8D rgb(148, 126, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947E8D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.4% green and 55.3% blue (148, 126, 141).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#947E8D color codes

HEX	`#947E8D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 126, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, 11.15, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 12.2, 336.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.481, 23.141, 28.371)`
Decimal	`9731725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947E8D, 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 #947E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #947E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947e8d; }
.text { color: #947e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 126 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947e8d, #947e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #947E8D?: #947E8D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947E8D?: The RGB value is 148, 126, 141: 148 red, 126 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947E8D?: The complementary color is #7E9485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.