What color is #9A747D?

#9A747D 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 #9A747D?

The RGB value is 154, 116, 125: 154 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A747D?

The complementary color is #749A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A747D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A747D color

#9A747D rgb(154, 116, 125)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A747D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 45.5% green and 49% blue (154, 116, 125).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#9A747D color codes

HEX	`#9A747D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 116, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 45.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 16.36, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 16.38, 3.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.274, 20.842, 22.195)`
Decimal	`10122365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A747D, 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 #9A747D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A747D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #9A747D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a747d; }
.text { color: #9a747d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a747d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 116 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a747d, #9a7e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A747D?: #9A747D 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 #9A747D?: The RGB value is 154, 116, 125: 154 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A747D?: The complementary color is #749A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A747D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.