What color is #950F63?

#950F63 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #950F63?

The RGB value is 149, 15, 99: 149 red, 15 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #950F63?

The complementary color is #0F9541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #950F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#950F63 color

#950F63 rgb(149, 15, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #950F63 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 5.9% green and 38.8% blue (149, 15, 99).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 82% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#950F63 color codes

HEX	`#950F63`
RGB	`rgb(149, 15, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 5.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 82%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 90%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, 57, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 58.32, 347.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.818, 7.634, 12.495)`
Decimal	`9768803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #950F63, 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 #950F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#950F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #950F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #950f63; }
.text { color: #950f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 15 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #950f63, #950f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #950F63?: #950F63 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #950F63?: The RGB value is 149, 15, 99: 149 red, 15 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #950F63?: The complementary color is #0F9541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #950F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.