What color is #9B7178?

#9B7178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7178?

The RGB value is 155, 113, 120: 155 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7178?

The complementary color is #719B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7178 color

#9B7178 rgb(155, 113, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B7178 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (155, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#9B7178 color codes

HEX	`#9B7178`
RGB	`rgb(155, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, 17.67, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 17.87, 8.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.813, 20.136, 20.451)`
Decimal	`10187128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7178, 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 #9B7178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #9B7178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7178; }
.text { color: #9b7178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7178, #9b7f71); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7178?: #9B7178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7178?: The RGB value is 155, 113, 120: 155 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7178?: The complementary color is #719B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.