What color is #9A707C?

#9A707C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A707C?

The RGB value is 154, 112, 124: 154 red, 112 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A707C?

The complementary color is #709A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A707C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A707C color

#9A707C rgb(154, 112, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A707C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 43.9% green and 48.6% blue (154, 112, 124).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#9A707C color codes

HEX	`#9A707C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 112, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 43.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 18.5, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 18.5, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.759, 19.915, 21.71)`
Decimal	`10121340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A707C, 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 #9A707C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A707C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #9A707C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a707c; }
.text { color: #9a707c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a707c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 112 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a707c, #9a7970); }

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Questions

What color is #9A707C?: #9A707C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A707C?: The RGB value is 154, 112, 124: 154 red, 112 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A707C?: The complementary color is #709A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A707C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.