What color is #9B5781?

#9B5781 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5781?

The RGB value is 155, 87, 129: 155 red, 87 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5781?

The complementary color is #579B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5781?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5781 color

#9B5781 rgb(155, 87, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B5781 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 34.1% green and 50.6% blue (155, 87, 129).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#9B5781 color codes

HEX	`#9B5781`
RGB	`rgb(155, 87, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 34.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, 33.9, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 35.74, 341.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.888, 15.371, 22.631)`
Decimal	`10180481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5781, 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 #9B5781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #9B5781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5781; }
.text { color: #9b5781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 87 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5781, #9b575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9B5781?: #9B5781 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5781?: The RGB value is 155, 87, 129: 155 red, 87 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5781?: The complementary color is #579B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5781?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.