What color is #9B6580?

#9B6580 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6580?

The RGB value is 155, 101, 128: 155 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6580?

The complementary color is #659B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6580 color

#9B6580 rgb(155, 101, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B6580 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (155, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#9B6580 color codes

HEX	`#9B6580`
RGB	`rgb(155, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 25.86, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 26.55, 346.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.068, 17.836, 22.698)`
Decimal	`10184064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6580, 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 #9B6580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B6580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #9B6580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6580; }
.text { color: #9b6580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6580, #9b6565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B6580?: #9B6580 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6580?: The RGB value is 155, 101, 128: 155 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6580?: The complementary color is #659B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.