What color is #957D90?

#957D90 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 #957D90?

The RGB value is 149, 125, 144: 149 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957D90?

The complementary color is #7D9582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957D90 color

#957D90 rgb(149, 125, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #957D90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49% green and 56.5% blue (149, 125, 144).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#957D90 color codes

HEX	`#957D90`
RGB	`rgb(149, 125, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, 12.68, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 14.38, 331.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.762, 23.071, 29.529)`
Decimal	`9797008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957D90, 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 #957D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #957D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957d90; }
.text { color: #957d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 125 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957d90, #957d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #957D90?: #957D90 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 #957D90?: The RGB value is 149, 125, 144: 149 red, 125 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957D90?: The complementary color is #7D9582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.