What color is #9D647C?

#9D647C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D647C?

The RGB value is 157, 100, 124: 157 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D647C?

The complementary color is #649D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D647C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D647C color

#9D647C rgb(157, 100, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D647C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 39.2% green and 48.6% blue (157, 100, 124).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#9D647C color codes

HEX	`#9D647C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 100, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 39.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, 26.52, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 26.79, 351.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.1, 17.739, 21.325)`
Decimal	`10314876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D647C, 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 #9D647C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D647C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #9D647C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d647c; }
.text { color: #9d647c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d647c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 100 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d647c, #9d6964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D647C?: #9D647C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D647C?: The RGB value is 157, 100, 124: 157 red, 100 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D647C?: The complementary color is #649D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D647C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.