#94718B Color

#94718B is rgb(148, 113, 139) in RGB, hsl(315, 14%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 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 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#94718B

HEX#94718B

RGBrgb(148, 113, 139)

HSLhsl(315, 14%, 51%)

HSVhsv(315, 24%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.057 335.7)

LABlab(51.83% 17.57 -8.69)

LCHlch(51.83% 19.60 333.69)

What #94718B 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 #94718B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 5.07 Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 10.19 Old Lavender#796878ΔE 10.39 English Lavender#B48395ΔE 11.43 Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.56 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 11.66

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#94718B Channel Values

How #94718B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 148 · G 113 · B 139	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 315° · S 14% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 315° · S 24% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 6% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #94718B 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #94718B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #94718B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #94718B

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.

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How #94718B 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#94718B

Protanopia#78788B

Protanomaly#84758B

Deuteranopia#7E7E8A

Deuteranomaly#87798A

Tritanopia#917575

Tritanomaly#92737E

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #94718B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-94718b: #94718B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #94718B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-94718b': '#94718B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.443, blue: 0.545)

Android XML<color name="color_94718b">#94718B</color>

SVG fillfill="#94718B"

More Pink Colors

#94718B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#94718B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #94718B?

#94718B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(148, 113, 139) in RGB and hsl(315, 14%, 51%) 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #94718B?

#94718B is rgb(148, 113, 139) — red 148, green 113, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #94718B?

#94718B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #94718B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #94718B scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #94718B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #94718B 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 gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 19.68, which is visibly different.

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