What color is #9B4B80?

#9B4B80 is a desaturated rose known as Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plum Passion?

The RGB value is 155, 75, 128: 155 red, 75 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plum Passion?

The complementary color is #4B9B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B4B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plum Passion color: hex code #9B4B80

#9B4B80 rgb(155, 75, 128)

Shades of pink

Plum Passion has the hex code #9B4B80. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 29.4% green and 50.2% blue (155, 75, 128).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Plum Passion (#9B4B80) color codes

HEX	`#9B4B80`
RGB	`rgb(155, 75, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 29.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 40.17, -14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 42.73, 340.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.93, 13.561, 21.986)`
Decimal	`10177408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plum Passion, 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 #9B4B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B4B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #9B4B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b4b80; }
.text { color: #9b4b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b4b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 75 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b4b80, #9b4b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9B4B80 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B4B80?: #9B4B80 is a desaturated rose known as Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plum Passion?: The RGB value is 155, 75, 128: 155 red, 75 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plum Passion?: The complementary color is #4B9B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B4B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.