What color is #995E86?

#995E86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #995E86?

The RGB value is 153, 94, 134: 153 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #995E86?

The complementary color is #5E9971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #995E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#995E86 color

#995E86 rgb(153, 94, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #995E86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 36.9% green and 52.5% blue (153, 94, 134).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 12% 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 4.88:1).

#995E86 color codes

HEX	`#995E86`
RGB	`rgb(153, 94, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 36.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, 30.14, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 32.49, 338.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.443, 16.5, 24.605)`
Decimal	`10051206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #995E86, 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 #995E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#995E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #995E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #995e86; }
.text { color: #995e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #995e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 94 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #995e86, #995e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #995E86?: #995E86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #995E86?: The RGB value is 153, 94, 134: 153 red, 94 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #995E86?: The complementary color is #5E9971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #995E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.