What color is #9B6077?

#9B6077 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6077?

The RGB value is 155, 96, 119: 155 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6077?

The complementary color is #609B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6077 color

#9B6077 rgb(155, 96, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B6077 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 37.6% green and 46.7% blue (155, 96, 119).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#9B6077 color codes

HEX	`#9B6077`
RGB	`rgb(155, 96, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 37.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.84, 27.25, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.84, 27.39, 354.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.031, 16.668, 19.559)`
Decimal	`10182775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6077, 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 #9B6077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B6077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #9B6077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6077; }
.text { color: #9b6077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 96 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6077, #9b6760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B6077?: #9B6077 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6077?: The RGB value is 155, 96, 119: 155 red, 96 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6077?: The complementary color is #609B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.