What color is #964E7A?

#964E7A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #964E7A?

The RGB value is 150, 78, 122: 150 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #964E7A?

The complementary color is #4E966A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #964E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#964E7A color

#964E7A rgb(150, 78, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #964E7A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 30.6% green and 47.8% blue (150, 78, 122).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#964E7A color codes

HEX	`#964E7A`
RGB	`rgb(150, 78, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 30.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 35.93, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 37.72, 342.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.815, 13.339, 19.992)`
Decimal	`9850490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #964E7A, 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 #964E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#964E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	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 #964E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #964e7a; }
.text { color: #964e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #964e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 78 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #964e7a, #964e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #964E7A?: #964E7A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #964E7A?: The RGB value is 150, 78, 122: 150 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #964E7A?: The complementary color is #4E966A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #964E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.