What color is #9B5B83?

#9B5B83 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5B83?

The RGB value is 155, 91, 131: 155 red, 91 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5B83?

The complementary color is #5B9B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5B83 color

#9B5B83 rgb(155, 91, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B5B83 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 35.7% green and 51.4% blue (155, 91, 131).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#9B5B83 color codes

HEX	`#9B5B83`
RGB	`rgb(155, 91, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 35.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 32.01, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 33.88, 340.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.356, 16.091, 23.449)`
Decimal	`10181507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5B83, 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 #9B5B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #9B5B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5b83; }
.text { color: #9b5b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 91 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5b83, #9b5b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9B5B83?: #9B5B83 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5B83?: The RGB value is 155, 91, 131: 155 red, 91 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5B83?: The complementary color is #5B9B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.