What color is #9A7C85?

#9A7C85 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7C85?

The RGB value is 154, 124, 133: 154 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7C85?

The complementary color is #7C9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7C85 color

#9A7C85 rgb(154, 124, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7C85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 48.6% green and 52.2% blue (154, 124, 133).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#9A7C85 color codes

HEX	`#9A7C85`
RGB	`rgb(154, 124, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 48.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, 13.11, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 13.12, 357.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.768, 22.98, 25.317)`
Decimal	`10124421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7C85, 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 #9A7C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #9A7C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7c85; }
.text { color: #9a7c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 124 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7c85, #9a827c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9A7C85?: #9A7C85 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7C85?: The RGB value is 154, 124, 133: 154 red, 124 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7C85?: The complementary color is #7C9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.