What color is #9B668C?

#9B668C 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 #9B668C?

The RGB value is 155, 102, 140: 155 red, 102 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B668C?

The complementary color is #669B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B668C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B668C color

#9B668C rgb(155, 102, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B668C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 40% green and 54.9% blue (155, 102, 140).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#9B668C color codes

HEX	`#9B668C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 102, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 40%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 27.38, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 29.97, 336.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.002, 18.366, 27.139)`
Decimal	`10184332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B668C, 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 #9B668C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B668C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #9B668C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b668c; }
.text { color: #9b668c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b668c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 102 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b668c, #9b6672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9B668C?: #9B668C 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 #9B668C?: The RGB value is 155, 102, 140: 155 red, 102 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B668C?: The complementary color is #669B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B668C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.