What color is #995B7E?

#995B7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #995B7E?

The RGB value is 153, 91, 126: 153 red, 91 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #995B7E?

The complementary color is #5B9976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #995B7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#995B7E color

#995B7E rgb(153, 91, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #995B7E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 35.7% green and 49.4% blue (153, 91, 126).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#995B7E color codes

HEX	`#995B7E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 91, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 35.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 30.46, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 31.7, 343.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.644, 15.762, 21.69)`
Decimal	`10050430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #995B7E, 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 #995B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#995B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #995B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #995b7e; }
.text { color: #995b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #995b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 91 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #995b7e, #995b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #995B7E?: #995B7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #995B7E?: The RGB value is 153, 91, 126: 153 red, 91 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #995B7E?: The complementary color is #5B9976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #995B7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.