What color is #957180?

#957180 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957180?

The RGB value is 149, 113, 128: 149 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957180?

The complementary color is #719586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957180 color

#957180 rgb(149, 113, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #957180 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (149, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#957180 color codes

HEX	`#957180`
RGB	`rgb(149, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, 16.68, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 16.9, 350.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.196, 19.759, 23.063)`
Decimal	`9793920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957180, 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 #957180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #957180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957180; }
.text { color: #957180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957180, #957471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #957180?: #957180 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957180?: The RGB value is 149, 113, 128: 149 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957180?: The complementary color is #719586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.