What color is #9B648A?

#9B648A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B648A?

The RGB value is 155, 100, 138: 155 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B648A?

The complementary color is #649B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B648A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B648A color

#9B648A rgb(155, 100, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B648A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 39.2% green and 54.1% blue (155, 100, 138).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#9B648A color codes

HEX	`#9B648A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 100, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 39.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 28.16, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 30.53, 337.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.662, 17.919, 26.305)`
Decimal	`10183818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B648A, 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 #9B648A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B648A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #9B648A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b648a; }
.text { color: #9b648a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b648a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 100 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b648a, #9b646f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9B648A?: #9B648A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B648A?: The RGB value is 155, 100, 138: 155 red, 100 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B648A?: The complementary color is #649B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B648A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.