What color is #95738A?

#95738A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #95738A?

The RGB value is 149, 115, 138: 149 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #95738A?

The complementary color is #73957E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #95738A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#95738A color

#95738A rgb(149, 115, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #95738A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 45.1% green and 54.1% blue (149, 115, 138).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#95738A color codes

HEX	`#95738A`
RGB	`rgb(149, 115, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 45.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.38, 17.33, -7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.38, 18.84, 336.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.112, 20.487, 26.777)`
Decimal	`9794442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #95738A, 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 #95738A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#95738A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #95738A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #95738a; }
.text { color: #95738a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #95738a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 115 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #95738a, #957379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #95738A?: #95738A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #95738A?: The RGB value is 149, 115, 138: 149 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #95738A?: The complementary color is #73957E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #95738A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.