What color is #9A7278?

#9A7278 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7278?

The RGB value is 154, 114, 120: 154 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7278?

The complementary color is #729A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7278 color

#9A7278 rgb(154, 114, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A7278 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 44.7% green and 47.1% blue (154, 114, 120).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#9A7278 color codes

HEX	`#9A7278`
RGB	`rgb(154, 114, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 44.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, 16.7, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 16.95, 9.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.734, 20.262, 20.479)`
Decimal	`10121848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7278, 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 #9A7278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #9A7278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7278; }
.text { color: #9a7278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 114 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7278, #9a8072); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A7278?: #9A7278 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7278?: The RGB value is 154, 114, 120: 154 red, 114 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7278?: The complementary color is #729A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.