What color is #9A7A8C?

#9A7A8C 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 #9A7A8C?

The RGB value is 154, 122, 140: 154 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7A8C?

The complementary color is #7A9A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7A8C color

#9A7A8C rgb(154, 122, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7A8C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.8% green and 54.9% blue (154, 122, 140).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#9A7A8C color codes

HEX	`#9A7A8C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 122, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 15.51, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 16.3, 342.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.019, 22.683, 27.866)`
Decimal	`10123916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7A8C, 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 #9A7A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #9A7A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7a8c; }
.text { color: #9a7a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 122 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7a8c, #9a7a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A7A8C?: #9A7A8C 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 #9A7A8C?: The RGB value is 154, 122, 140: 154 red, 122 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7A8C?: The complementary color is #7A9A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.