What color is #95718B?

#95718B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95718B?

The RGB value is 149, 113, 139: 149 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95718B?

The complementary color is #71957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95718B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95718B color

#95718B rgb(149, 113, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #95718B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 44.3% green and 54.5% blue (149, 113, 139).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#95718B color codes

HEX	`#95718B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 113, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 44.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 18.68, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 20.6, 335.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.959, 20.065, 27.085)`
Decimal	`9793931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95718B, 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 #95718B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95718B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #95718B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95718b; }
.text { color: #95718b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95718b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 113 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95718b, #957179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #95718B?: #95718B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95718B?: The RGB value is 149, 113, 139: 149 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95718B?: The complementary color is #71957B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95718B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.