#956c85

Color #956c85

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#956c85

RGB

rgb(149, 108, 133)

HSL

hsl(323.4, 16.2%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.4, 27.5%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 10.7%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(50.46, 20.47, -7.32)

LCH

lch(50.46, 21.74, 340.32)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.0626, 342.06)

HWB

hwb(323.4, 42.4%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c957c

Analogous

#916c95

#956c85

#956c71

Triadic

#956c85

#85956c

#6c8595

Split-complementary

#956c85

#71956c

#6c9591

Tetradic

#956c85

#957c6c

#6c957c

#6c8595

Square

#956c85

#95916c

#6c957c

#6c7195

Shades

Color #956c85 mixed toward black.

#7c5a6f

#644859

#4b3643

#32242c

#191216

Tints

Color #956c85 mixed toward white.

#a78599

#b89dae

#cab6c2

#dcced6

#ede7eb

Tones

Color #956c85 mixed toward gray.

#926f84

#8e7384

#8b7683

#877a82

#847d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858580 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#878a7e · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#937b7a · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #956c85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#956c85]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#956c85 (#956c85) is rgb(149, 108, 133) in RGB.

No, #956c85 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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