What color is #956980?

#956980 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 #956980?

The RGB value is 149, 105, 128: 149 red, 105 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956980?

The complementary color is #69957E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956980 color

#956980 rgb(149, 105, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956980 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 41.2% green and 50.2% blue (149, 105, 128).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#956980 color codes

HEX	`#956980`
RGB	`rgb(149, 105, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 41.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, 21.32, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 22.07, 345.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.342, 18.052, 22.778)`
Decimal	`9791872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956980, 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 #956980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#956980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #956980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956980; }
.text { color: #956980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 105 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956980, #95696a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956980?: #956980 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 #956980?: The RGB value is 149, 105, 128: 149 red, 105 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956980?: The complementary color is #69957E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.