What color is #9B5A73?

#9B5A73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5A73?

The RGB value is 155, 90, 115: 155 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5A73?

The complementary color is #5A9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5A73 color

#9B5A73 rgb(155, 90, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B5A73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 35.3% green and 45.1% blue (155, 90, 115).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 27% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#9B5A73 color codes

HEX	`#9B5A73`
RGB	`rgb(155, 90, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 35.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 27%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 42%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 30.02, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 30.13, 355.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.269, 15.52, 18.144)`
Decimal	`10181235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5A73, 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 #9B5A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #9B5A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5a73; }
.text { color: #9b5a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 90 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5a73, #9b615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B5A73?: #9B5A73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5A73?: The RGB value is 155, 90, 115: 155 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5A73?: The complementary color is #5A9B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.