What color is #9B5277?

#9B5277 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5277?

The RGB value is 155, 82, 119: 155 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5277?

The complementary color is #529B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5277 color

#9B5277 rgb(155, 82, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B5277 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 32.2% green and 46.7% blue (155, 82, 119).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9B5277 color codes

HEX	`#9B5277`
RGB	`rgb(155, 82, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 32.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 47%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, 35.04, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 35.81, 348.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.865, 14.337, 19.17)`
Decimal	`10179191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5277, 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 #9B5277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #9B5277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5277; }
.text { color: #9b5277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 82 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5277, #9b5252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9B5277?: #9B5277 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5277?: The RGB value is 155, 82, 119: 155 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5277?: The complementary color is #529B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.