What color is #9979A5?

#9979A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9979A5?

The RGB value is 153, 121, 165: 153 red, 121 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9979A5?

The complementary color is #85A579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9979A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9979A5 color

#9979A5 rgb(153, 121, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9979A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 47.5% green and 64.7% blue (153, 121, 165).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#9979A5 color codes

HEX	`#9979A5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 121, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 20.65, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 27.92, 317.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.765, 23.164, 38.651)`
Decimal	`10058149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9979A5, 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 #9979A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9979A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	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 #9979A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9979a5; }
.text { color: #9979a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9979a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 121 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9979a5, #a5799b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9979A5?: #9979A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9979A5?: The RGB value is 153, 121, 165: 153 red, 121 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9979A5?: The complementary color is #85A579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9979A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.