What color is #9A668B?

#9A668B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A668B?

The RGB value is 154, 102, 139: 154 red, 102 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A668B?

The complementary color is #669A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A668B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A668B color

#9A668B rgb(154, 102, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A668B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 40% green and 54.5% blue (154, 102, 139).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#9A668B color codes

HEX	`#9A668B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 102, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 40%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, 26.84, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 29.33, 336.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.738, 18.238, 26.744)`
Decimal	`10118795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A668B, 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 #9A668B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A668B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #9A668B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a668b; }
.text { color: #9a668b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a668b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 102 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a668b, #9a6671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9A668B?: #9A668B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A668B?: The RGB value is 154, 102, 139: 154 red, 102 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A668B?: The complementary color is #669A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A668B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.