What color is #9B4F81?

#9B4F81 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B4F81?

The RGB value is 155, 79, 129: 155 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B4F81?

The complementary color is #4F9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B4F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B4F81 color

#9B4F81 rgb(155, 79, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B4F81 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 31% green and 50.6% blue (155, 79, 129).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Plum Passion (#9B4B80), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#9B4F81 color codes

HEX	`#9B4F81`
RGB	`rgb(155, 79, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 31%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 49%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 38.23, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 40.68, 340.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.276, 14.147, 22.427)`
Decimal	`10178433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B4F81, 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 #9B4F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B4F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	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 #9B4F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b4f81; }
.text { color: #9b4f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b4f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 79 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b4f81, #9b4f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9B4F81?: #9B4F81 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B4F81?: The RGB value is 155, 79, 129: 155 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B4F81?: The complementary color is #4F9B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B4F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.