What color is #9A697E?

#9A697E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A697E?

The RGB value is 154, 105, 126: 154 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A697E?

The complementary color is #699A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A697E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A697E color

#9A697E rgb(154, 105, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A697E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (154, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#9A697E color codes

HEX	`#9A697E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 22.86, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 23.16, 350.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.144, 18.481, 22.135)`
Decimal	`10119550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A697E, 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 #9A697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #9A697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a697e; }
.text { color: #9a697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a697e, #9a6c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A697E?: #9A697E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A697E?: The RGB value is 154, 105, 126: 154 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A697E?: The complementary color is #699A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A697E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.