What color is #994E78?

#994E78 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 #994E78?

The RGB value is 153, 78, 120: 153 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #994E78?

The complementary color is #4E996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #994E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#994E78 color

#994E78 rgb(153, 78, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #994E78 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 30.6% green and 47.1% blue (153, 78, 120).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#994E78 color codes

HEX	`#994E78`
RGB	`rgb(153, 78, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 30.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 36.65, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 37.91, 345.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.252, 13.579, 19.373)`
Decimal	`10047096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #994E78, 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 #994E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#994E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #994E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #994e78; }
.text { color: #994e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #994e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 78 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #994e78, #994e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #994E78?: #994E78 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 #994E78?: The RGB value is 153, 78, 120: 153 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #994E78?: The complementary color is #4E996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #994E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.