What color is #957C90?

#957C90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957C90?

The RGB value is 149, 124, 144: 149 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957C90?

The complementary color is #7C9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957C90 color

#957C90 rgb(149, 124, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957C90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 48.6% green and 56.5% blue (149, 124, 144).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#957C90 color codes

HEX	`#957C90`
RGB	`rgb(149, 124, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 48.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, 13.25, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 15.07, 331.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.636, 22.819, 29.487)`
Decimal	`9796752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957C90, 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 #957C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #957C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957c90; }
.text { color: #957c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 124 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957c90, #957c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #957C90?: #957C90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957C90?: The RGB value is 149, 124, 144: 149 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957C90?: The complementary color is #7C9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.