What color is #9B6E85?

#9B6E85 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 #9B6E85?

The RGB value is 155, 110, 133: 155 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6E85?

The complementary color is #6E9B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6E85 color

#9B6E85 rgb(155, 110, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B6E85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 43.1% green and 52.2% blue (155, 110, 133).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#9B6E85 color codes

HEX	`#9B6E85`
RGB	`rgb(155, 110, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 43.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 21.55, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 22.24, 345.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.327, 19.815, 24.782)`
Decimal	`10186373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6E85, 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 #9B6E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #9B6E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6e85; }
.text { color: #9b6e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 110 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6e85, #9b6e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B6E85?: #9B6E85 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 #9B6E85?: The RGB value is 155, 110, 133: 155 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6E85?: The complementary color is #6E9B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.