What color is #9D6483?

#9D6483 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 #9D6483?

The RGB value is 157, 100, 131: 157 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6483?

The complementary color is #649D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6483 color

#9D6483 rgb(157, 100, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D6483 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 39.2% green and 51.4% blue (157, 100, 131).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#9D6483 color codes

HEX	`#9D6483`
RGB	`rgb(157, 100, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 39.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 27.67, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 28.7, 344.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.559, 17.922, 23.739)`
Decimal	`10314883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6483, 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 #9D6483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D6483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #9D6483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6483; }
.text { color: #9d6483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 100 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6483, #9d6466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D6483?: #9D6483 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 #9D6483?: The RGB value is 157, 100, 131: 157 red, 100 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6483?: The complementary color is #649D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.