What color is #9B7181?

#9B7181 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7181?

The RGB value is 155, 113, 129: 155 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7181?

The complementary color is #719B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7181 color

#9B7181 rgb(155, 113, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B7181 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 44.3% green and 50.6% blue (155, 113, 129).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#9B7181 color codes

HEX	`#9B7181`
RGB	`rgb(155, 113, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 44.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 27%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, 19.14, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 19.27, 353.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.385, 20.365, 23.464)`
Decimal	`10187137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7181, 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 #9B7181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #9B7181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7181; }
.text { color: #9b7181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 113 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7181, #9b7671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B7181?: #9B7181 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7181?: The RGB value is 155, 113, 129: 155 red, 113 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7181?: The complementary color is #719B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.