What color is #957996?

#957996 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957996?

The RGB value is 149, 121, 150: 149 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957996?

The complementary color is #7A9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957996 color

#957996 rgb(149, 121, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957996 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (149, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#957996 color codes

HEX	`#957996`
RGB	`rgb(149, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 19%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, 16.17, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 19.86, 324.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.736, 22.267, 31.843)`
Decimal	`9795990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957996, 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 #957996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #957996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957996; }
.text { color: #957996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957996, #967989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #957996?: #957996 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957996?: The RGB value is 149, 121, 150: 149 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957996?: The complementary color is #7A9679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.