What color is #9B7796?

#9B7796 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7796?

The RGB value is 155, 119, 150: 155 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7796?

The complementary color is #779B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7796 color

#9B7796 rgb(155, 119, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B7796 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 46.7% green and 58.8% blue (155, 119, 150).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% 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 5.47:1).

#9B7796 color codes

HEX	`#9B7796`
RGB	`rgb(155, 119, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 46.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 19.48, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 22.53, 329.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.619, 22.365, 31.816)`
Decimal	`10188694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7796, 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 #9B7796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9B7796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7796; }
.text { color: #9b7796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 119 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7796, #9b7784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B7796?: #9B7796 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7796?: The RGB value is 155, 119, 150: 155 red, 119 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7796?: The complementary color is #779B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.