What color is #9A7589?

#9A7589 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7589?

The RGB value is 154, 117, 137: 154 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7589?

The complementary color is #759A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7589 color

#9A7589 rgb(154, 117, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7589 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 45.9% green and 53.7% blue (154, 117, 137).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#9A7589 color codes

HEX	`#9A7589`
RGB	`rgb(154, 117, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 45.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 17.85, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 18.61, 343.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.203, 21.4, 26.518)`
Decimal	`10122633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7589, 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 #9A7589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #9A7589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7589; }
.text { color: #9a7589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 117 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7589, #9a7577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A7589?: #9A7589 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7589?: The RGB value is 154, 117, 137: 154 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7589?: The complementary color is #759A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.