What color is #9B879E?

#9B879E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B879E?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 158: 155 red, 135 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B879E?

The complementary color is #8A9E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B879E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B879E color

#9B879E rgb(155, 135, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B879E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 62% blue (155, 135, 158).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9B879E color codes

HEX	`#9B879E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, 11.85, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 15.14, 321.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.352, 26.766, 36.014)`
Decimal	`10192798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B879E, 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 #9B879E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B879E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9B879E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b879e; }
.text { color: #9b879e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b879e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b879e, #9e8795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B879E?: #9B879E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B879E?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 158: 155 red, 135 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B879E?: The complementary color is #8A9E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B879E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.