What color is #A95384?

#A95384 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A95384?

The RGB value is 169, 83, 132: 169 red, 83 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A95384?

The complementary color is #53A978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A95384?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A95384 color

#A95384 rgb(169, 83, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A95384 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 32.5% green and 51.8% blue (169, 83, 132).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Purple Zergling (#A15589), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#A95384 color codes

HEX	`#A95384`
RGB	`rgb(169, 83, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 32.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 51%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, 41.29, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 42.76, 344.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.621, 16.289, 23.725)`
Decimal	`11096964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A95384, 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 #A95384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A95384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #A95384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a95384; }
.text { color: #a95384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a95384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 83 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a95384, #a95359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A95384?: #A95384 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Zergling. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A95384?: The RGB value is 169, 83, 132: 169 red, 83 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A95384?: The complementary color is #53A978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A95384?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.