What color is #9B6983?

#9B6983 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 #9B6983?

The RGB value is 155, 105, 131: 155 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6983?

The complementary color is #699B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6983 color

#9B6983 rgb(155, 105, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B6983 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 41.2% green and 51.4% blue (155, 105, 131).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#9B6983 color codes

HEX	`#9B6983`
RGB	`rgb(155, 105, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 41.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 24.08, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 24.87, 345.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.666, 18.712, 23.886)`
Decimal	`10185091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6983, 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 #9B6983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #9B6983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6983; }
.text { color: #9b6983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 105 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6983, #9b696a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B6983?: #9B6983 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 #9B6983?: The RGB value is 155, 105, 131: 155 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6983?: The complementary color is #699B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.