What color is #9A757B?

#9A757B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A757B?

The RGB value is 154, 117, 123: 154 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A757B?

The complementary color is #759A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A757B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A757B color

#9A757B rgb(154, 117, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A757B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (154, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#9A757B color codes

HEX	`#9A757B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.98, 15.45, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.98, 15.63, 8.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.263, 21.024, 21.568)`
Decimal	`10122619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A757B, 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 #9A757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #9A757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a757b; }
.text { color: #9a757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a757b, #9a8275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A757B?: #9A757B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A757B?: The RGB value is 154, 117, 123: 154 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A757B?: The complementary color is #759A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A757B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.