What color is #9B7787?

#9B7787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7787?

The RGB value is 155, 119, 135: 155 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7787?

The complementary color is #779B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7787 color

#9B7787 rgb(155, 119, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B7787 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 46.7% green and 52.9% blue (155, 119, 135).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#9B7787 color codes

HEX	`#9B7787`
RGB	`rgb(155, 119, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 46.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, 16.72, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 17.03, 348.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.487, 21.912, 25.857)`
Decimal	`10188679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7787, 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 #9B7787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #9B7787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7787; }
.text { color: #9b7787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 119 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7787, #9b7977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B7787?: #9B7787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7787?: The RGB value is 155, 119, 135: 155 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7787?: The complementary color is #779B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.