What color is #9B7687?

#9B7687 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 #9B7687?

The RGB value is 155, 118, 135: 155 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7687?

The complementary color is #769B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7687 color

#9B7687 rgb(155, 118, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B7687 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 46.3% green and 52.9% blue (155, 118, 135).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9B7687 color codes

HEX	`#9B7687`
RGB	`rgb(155, 118, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 46.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, 17.29, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 17.67, 348.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.369, 21.676, 25.817)`
Decimal	`10188423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7687, 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 #9B7687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #9B7687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7687; }
.text { color: #9b7687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 118 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7687, #9b7876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B7687?: #9B7687 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 #9B7687?: The RGB value is 155, 118, 135: 155 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7687?: The complementary color is #769B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.