What color is #9A7983?

#9A7983 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 #9A7983?

The RGB value is 154, 121, 131: 154 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7983?

The complementary color is #799A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7983 color

#9A7983 rgb(154, 121, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7983 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (154, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#9A7983 color codes

HEX	`#9A7983`
RGB	`rgb(154, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, 14.49, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 14.5, 357.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.26, 22.184, 24.472)`
Decimal	`10123651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7983, 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 #9A7983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #9A7983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7983; }
.text { color: #9a7983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7983, #9a7f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A7983?: #9A7983 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 #9A7983?: The RGB value is 154, 121, 131: 154 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7983?: The complementary color is #799A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.