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#946B82 Color

#946B82 is rgb(148, 107, 130) in RGB, hsl(326, 16%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#946B82
HEX#946B82
RGBrgb(148, 107, 130)
HSLhsl(326, 16%, 50%)
HSVhsv(326, 28%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.061 344.5)
LABlab(50.08% 19.64 -5.98)
LCHlch(50.08% 20.53 343.06)

What #946B82 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 #946B82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.68Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 8.35Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.51English Lavender#B48395ΔE 11.01Old Lavender#796878ΔE 11.14Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.15

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

#946B82 Channel Values

How #946B82 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 107 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 16% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 28% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 12% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.48:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #946B82 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #946B82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #946B82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #946B82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#946B82
Complementary
#6B947D
Analogous
#916B94
Analogous
#946B6E
Triadic
#82946B
Triadic
#6B8294
Split comp.
#6E946B
Split comp.
#6B9491

Tints & Shades of #946B82

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

#A38094
#B295A5
#C1A9B7
#CEBBC6
#DDD0D7
#ECE4E9

Shades

#7F5C70
#6D4F60
#59404E
#47333F
#32242C
#21181D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #946B82.

How #946B82 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#946B82
Protanopia#737382
Protanomaly#827082
Deuteranopia#7A7A81
Deuteranomaly#857581
Tritanopia#926E6E
Tritanomaly#936D77
Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #946B82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-946b82: #946B82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #946B82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-946b82': '#946B82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.420, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_946b82">#946B82</color>
SVG fillfill="#946B82"

More Pink Colors

#946B82 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#946B82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #946B82?

#946B82 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(148, 107, 130) in RGB and hsl(326, 16%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #946B82?

#946B82 is rgb(148, 107, 130) — red 148, green 107, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #946B82?

#946B82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #946B82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #946B82 scores 4.48:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #946B82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #946B82 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.97, which is visibly different.

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