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#944C61 Color

#944C61 is rgb(148, 76, 97) in RGB, hsl(343, 32%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 34%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#944C61
HEX#944C61
RGBrgb(148, 76, 97)
HSLhsl(343, 32%, 44%)
HSVhsv(343, 49%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 34%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.099 2.6)
LABlab(41.99% 32.62 2.18)
LCHlch(41.99% 32.69 3.82)

What #944C61 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #944C61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 7.14Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 7.93Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.38Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.07Cordovan#893F45ΔE 11.28Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#944C61 Channel Values

How #944C61 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 148 · G 76 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 32% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 49% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 34% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #944C61 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #944C61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #944C61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #944C61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#944C61
Complementary
#4C9480
Analogous
#944C85
Analogous
#945C4C
Triadic
#61944C
Triadic
#4C6194
Split comp.
#4C945C
Split comp.
#4C8594

Tints & Shades of #944C61

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC5D74
#B87588
#C6909F
#D4ABB6
#E2C6CE
#EEDDE2

Shades

#804253
#6F3948
#5B2F3B
#47242E
#321A21
#221116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #944C61.

How #944C61 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#944C61
Protanopia#5D5D61
Protanomaly#775761
Deuteranopia#6B6B5F
Deuteranomaly#7D6060
Tritanopia#934F4F
Tritanomaly#934E57
Achromatopsia#626262

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Using #944C61 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-944c61: #944C61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #944C61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-944c61': '#944C61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.298, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_944c61">#944C61</color>
SVG fillfill="#944C61"

More Pink Colors

#944C61 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#944C61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #944C61?

#944C61 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(148, 76, 97) in RGB and hsl(343, 32%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #944C61?

#944C61 is rgb(148, 76, 97) — red 148, green 76, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #944C61?

#944C61 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 34%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #944C61 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #944C61 scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #944C61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #944C61 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 22.85, which is visibly different.

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