What color is #956876?

#956876 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #956876?

The RGB value is 149, 104, 118: 149 red, 104 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956876?

The complementary color is #689587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956876 color

#956876 rgb(149, 104, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956876 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 40.8% green and 46.3% blue (149, 104, 118).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#956876 color codes

HEX	`#956876`
RGB	`rgb(149, 104, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 40.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 20.21, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 20.22, 358.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.615, 17.599, 19.447)`
Decimal	`9791606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956876, 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 #956876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #956876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956876; }
.text { color: #956876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 104 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956876, #957068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956876?: #956876 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #956876?: The RGB value is 149, 104, 118: 149 red, 104 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956876?: The complementary color is #689587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.