What color is #9A5C84?

#9A5C84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5C84?

The RGB value is 154, 92, 132: 154 red, 92 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5C84?

The complementary color is #5C9A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5C84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5C84 color

#9A5C84 rgb(154, 92, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A5C84 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 36.1% green and 51.8% blue (154, 92, 132).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#9A5C84 color codes

HEX	`#9A5C84`
RGB	`rgb(154, 92, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 36.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, 31.27, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 33.32, 339.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.319, 16.192, 23.828)`
Decimal	`10116228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5C84, 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 #9A5C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #9A5C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5c84; }
.text { color: #9a5c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 92 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5c84, #9a5c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9A5C84?: #9A5C84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5C84?: The RGB value is 154, 92, 132: 154 red, 92 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5C84?: The complementary color is #5C9A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5C84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.