What color is #956C87?

#956C87 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 #956C87?

The RGB value is 149, 108, 135: 149 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #956C87?

The complementary color is #6C957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #956C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#956C87 color

#956C87 rgb(149, 108, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #956C87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (149, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#956C87 color codes

HEX	`#956C87`
RGB	`rgb(149, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 20.84, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 22.47, 338.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.13, 18.865, 25.393)`
Decimal	`9792647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #956C87, 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 #956C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#956C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #956C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #956c87; }
.text { color: #956c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #956c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #956c87, #956c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #956C87?: #956C87 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 #956C87?: The RGB value is 149, 108, 135: 149 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #956C87?: The complementary color is #6C957A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #956C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.