What color is #95497B?

#95497B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95497B?

The RGB value is 149, 73, 123: 149 red, 73 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95497B?

The complementary color is #499563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95497B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95497B color

#95497B rgb(149, 73, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #95497B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 28.6% green and 48.2% blue (149, 73, 123).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#95497B color codes

HEX	`#95497B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 73, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 28.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 51%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, 38.42, -13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 40.84, 340.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.352, 12.586, 20.198)`
Decimal	`9783675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95497B, 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 #95497B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#95497B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #95497B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95497b; }
.text { color: #95497b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95497b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 73 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95497b, #954955); }

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Questions

What color is #95497B?: #95497B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95497B?: The RGB value is 149, 73, 123: 149 red, 73 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95497B?: The complementary color is #499563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95497B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.