What color is #956377?

#956377 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956377?

The RGB value is 149, 99, 119: 149 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956377?

The complementary color is #639581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956377 color

#956377 rgb(149, 99, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956377 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 38.8% green and 46.7% blue (149, 99, 119).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#956377 color codes

HEX	`#956377`
RGB	`rgb(149, 99, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 38.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, 23.27, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 23.45, 352.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.186, 16.646, 19.599)`
Decimal	`9790327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956377, 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 #956377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #956377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956377; }
.text { color: #956377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 99 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956377, #956863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956377?: #956377 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956377?: The RGB value is 149, 99, 119: 149 red, 99 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956377?: The complementary color is #639581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.