What color is #9B708B?

#9B708B 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 #9B708B?

The RGB value is 155, 112, 139: 155 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B708B?

The complementary color is #709B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B708B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B708B color

#9B708B rgb(155, 112, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B708B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 43.9% green and 54.5% blue (155, 112, 139).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#9B708B color codes

HEX	`#9B708B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 112, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 43.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 21.46, -8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 22.91, 339.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.972, 20.422, 27.1)`
Decimal	`10186891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B708B, 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 #9B708B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B708B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #9B708B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b708b; }
.text { color: #9b708b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b708b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 112 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b708b, #9b7076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B708B?: #9B708B 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 #9B708B?: The RGB value is 155, 112, 139: 155 red, 112 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B708B?: The complementary color is #709B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B708B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.