What color is #956577?

#956577 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 #956577?

The RGB value is 149, 101, 119: 149 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956577?

The complementary color is #659583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956577 color

#956577 rgb(149, 101, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956577 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 39.6% green and 46.7% blue (149, 101, 119).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#956577 color codes

HEX	`#956577`
RGB	`rgb(149, 101, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 39.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, 22.11, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 22.22, 354.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.378, 17.03, 19.663)`
Decimal	`9790839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956577, 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 #956577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #956577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956577; }
.text { color: #956577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 101 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956577, #956b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956577?: #956577 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 #956577?: The RGB value is 149, 101, 119: 149 red, 101 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956577?: The complementary color is #659583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.