What color is #948197?

#948197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948197?

The RGB value is 148, 129, 151: 148 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948197?

The complementary color is #849781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948197 color

#948197 rgb(148, 129, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #948197 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 50.6% green and 59.2% blue (148, 129, 151).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#948197 color codes

HEX	`#948197`
RGB	`rgb(148, 129, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 50.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.32, 11.39, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.32, 14.58, 321.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.648, 24.231, 32.598)`
Decimal	`9732503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948197, 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 #948197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #948197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948197; }
.text { color: #948197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 129 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948197, #97818f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #948197?: #948197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948197?: The RGB value is 148, 129, 151: 148 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948197?: The complementary color is #849781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.