What color is #9A547D?

#9A547D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A547D?

The RGB value is 154, 84, 125: 154 red, 84 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A547D?

The complementary color is #549A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A547D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A547D color

#9A547D rgb(154, 84, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A547D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 32.9% green and 49% blue (154, 84, 125).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9A547D color codes

HEX	`#9A547D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 84, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 32.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, 34.54, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 36.05, 343.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.199, 14.693, 21.17)`
Decimal	`10114173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A547D, 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 #9A547D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A547D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #9A547D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a547d; }
.text { color: #9a547d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a547d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 84 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a547d, #9a545a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9A547D?: #9A547D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A547D?: The RGB value is 154, 84, 125: 154 red, 84 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A547D?: The complementary color is #549A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A547D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.