What color is #9A7785?

#9A7785 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 #9A7785?

The RGB value is 154, 119, 133: 154 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7785?

The complementary color is #779A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7785 color

#9A7785 rgb(154, 119, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7785 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 46.7% green and 52.2% blue (154, 119, 133).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#9A7785 color codes

HEX	`#9A7785`
RGB	`rgb(154, 119, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 46.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, 15.99, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 16.16, 351.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.157, 21.758, 25.113)`
Decimal	`10123141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7785, 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 #9A7785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #9A7785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7785; }
.text { color: #9a7785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 119 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7785, #9a7b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A7785?: #9A7785 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 #9A7785?: The RGB value is 154, 119, 133: 154 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7785?: The complementary color is #779A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.