What color is #9D5D85?

#9D5D85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D5D85?

The RGB value is 157, 93, 133: 157 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D5D85?

The complementary color is #5D9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D5D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D5D85 color

#9D5D85 rgb(157, 93, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D5D85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 36.5% green and 52.2% blue (157, 93, 133).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#9D5D85 color codes

HEX	`#9D5D85`
RGB	`rgb(157, 93, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 36.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 31.94, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 33.82, 340.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.053, 16.692, 24.246)`
Decimal	`10313093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D5D85, 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 #9D5D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D5D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	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 #9D5D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d5d85; }
.text { color: #9d5d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d5d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 93 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d5d85, #9d5d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D5D85?: #9D5D85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D5D85?: The RGB value is 157, 93, 133: 157 red, 93 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D5D85?: The complementary color is #5D9D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D5D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.