What color is #9B748B?

#9B748B 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 #9B748B?

The RGB value is 155, 116, 139: 155 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B748B?

The complementary color is #749B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B748B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B748B color

#9B748B rgb(155, 116, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B748B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (155, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#9B748B color codes

HEX	`#9B748B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, 19.16, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 20.25, 341.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.423, 21.324, 27.251)`
Decimal	`10187915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B748B, 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 #9B748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #9B748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b748b; }
.text { color: #9b748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b748b, #9b7478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B748B?: #9B748B 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 #9B748B?: The RGB value is 155, 116, 139: 155 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B748B?: The complementary color is #749B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B748B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.