What color is #9B728E?

#9B728E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B728E?

The RGB value is 155, 114, 142: 155 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B728E?

The complementary color is #729B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B728E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B728E color

#9B728E rgb(155, 114, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B728E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 44.7% green and 55.7% blue (155, 114, 142).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#9B728E color codes

HEX	`#9B728E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 114, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 44.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 20.86, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 22.68, 336.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.417, 20.957, 28.345)`
Decimal	`10187406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B728E, 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 #9B728E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B728E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #9B728E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b728e; }
.text { color: #9b728e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b728e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 114 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b728e, #9b727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B728E?: #9B728E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B728E?: The RGB value is 155, 114, 142: 155 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B728E?: The complementary color is #729B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B728E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.