What color is #95356D?

#95356D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95356D?

The RGB value is 149, 53, 109: 149 red, 53 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95356D?

The complementary color is #35955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95356D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95356D color

#95356D rgb(149, 53, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #95356D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 20.8% green and 42.7% blue (149, 53, 109).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#95356D color codes

HEX	`#95356D`
RGB	`rgb(149, 53, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 20.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 46.12, -11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 47.55, 345.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.429, 10.042, 15.538)`
Decimal	`9778541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95356D, 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 #95356D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#95356D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	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 #95356D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95356d; }
.text { color: #95356d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95356d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 53 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95356d, #95353d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #95356D?: #95356D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95356D?: The RGB value is 149, 53, 109: 149 red, 53 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95356D?: The complementary color is #35955D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95356D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.