What color is #9A7C91?

#9A7C91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A7C91?

The RGB value is 154, 124, 145: 154 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A7C91?

The complementary color is #7C9A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A7C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A7C91 color

#9A7C91 rgb(154, 124, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A7C91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (154, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#9A7C91 color codes

HEX	`#9A7C91`
RGB	`rgb(154, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.41, 15.28, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.41, 16.78, 335.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.644, 23.33, 29.935)`
Decimal	`10124433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A7C91, 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 #9A7C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A7C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #9A7C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a7c91; }
.text { color: #9a7c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a7c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a7c91, #9a7c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A7C91?: #9A7C91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A7C91?: The RGB value is 154, 124, 145: 154 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A7C91?: The complementary color is #7C9A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A7C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.