What color is #9B747F?

#9B747F 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 #9B747F?

The RGB value is 155, 116, 127: 155 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B747F?

The complementary color is #749B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B747F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B747F color

#9B747F rgb(155, 116, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B747F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.5% green and 49.8% blue (155, 116, 127).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#9B747F color codes

HEX	`#9B747F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 116, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, 17.07, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 17.08, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.594, 20.993, 22.884)`
Decimal	`10187903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B747F, 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 #9B747F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B747F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #9B747F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b747f; }
.text { color: #9b747f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b747f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 116 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b747f, #9b7d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B747F?: #9B747F 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 #9B747F?: The RGB value is 155, 116, 127: 155 red, 116 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B747F?: The complementary color is #749B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B747F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.