What color is #9A7880?

#9A7880 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7880?

The RGB value is 154, 120, 128: 154 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7880?

The complementary color is #789A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7880 color

#9A7880 rgb(154, 120, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A7880 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (154, 120, 128).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#9A7880 color codes

HEX	`#9A7880`
RGB	`rgb(154, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 14.55, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 14.57, 2.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.939, 21.862, 23.377)`
Decimal	`10123392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7880, 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 #9A7880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #9A7880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7880; }
.text { color: #9a7880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7880, #9a8178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A7880?: #9A7880 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7880?: The RGB value is 154, 120, 128: 154 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7880?: The complementary color is #789A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.