What color is #95005C?

#95005C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 8 Bit Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95005C?

The RGB value is 149, 0, 92: 149 red, 0 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95005C?

The complementary color is #009539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95005C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95005C color

#95005C rgb(149, 0, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95005C is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 0% green and 36.1% blue (149, 0, 92).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is 8 Bit Eggplant (#990066), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#95005C color codes

HEX	`#95005C`
RGB	`rgb(149, 0, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 0%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, 58.44, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 59.18, 350.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.327, 7.164, 10.752)`
Decimal	`9764956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95005C, 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 #95005C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#95005C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #95005C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95005c; }
.text { color: #95005c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95005c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 0 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95005c, #950012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #95005C?: #95005C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 8 Bit Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95005C?: The RGB value is 149, 0, 92: 149 red, 0 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95005C?: The complementary color is #009539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95005C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.