What color is #9B7986?

#9B7986 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 #9B7986?

The RGB value is 155, 121, 134: 155 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7986?

The complementary color is #799B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7986?

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.

#9B7986 color

#9B7986 rgb(155, 121, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B7986 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (155, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9B7986 color codes

HEX	`#9B7986`
RGB	`rgb(155, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 15.39, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 15.52, 352.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.658, 22.365, 25.568)`
Decimal	`10189190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7986, 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 #9B7986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7986 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 #9B7986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7986; }
.text { color: #9b7986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7986, #9b7d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B7986?: #9B7986 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 #9B7986?: The RGB value is 155, 121, 134: 155 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7986?: The complementary color is #799B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7986?: 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.