What color is #947F8D?

#947F8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947F8D?

The RGB value is 148, 127, 141: 148 red, 127 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947F8D?

The complementary color is #7F9486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947F8D color

#947F8D rgb(148, 127, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947F8D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.8% green and 55.3% blue (148, 127, 141).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#947F8D color codes

HEX	`#947F8D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 127, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 10.58, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 11.52, 336.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.609, 23.398, 28.414)`
Decimal	`9731981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947F8D, 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 #947F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #947F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947f8d; }
.text { color: #947f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 127 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947f8d, #947f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #947F8D?: #947F8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947F8D?: The RGB value is 148, 127, 141: 148 red, 127 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947F8D?: The complementary color is #7F9486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.