What color is #9D678A?

#9D678A 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 #9D678A?

The RGB value is 157, 103, 138: 157 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D678A?

The complementary color is #679D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D678A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D678A color

#9D678A rgb(157, 103, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D678A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 40.4% green and 54.1% blue (157, 103, 138).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#9D678A color codes

HEX	`#9D678A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 103, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 40.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 27.17, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 29.08, 339.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.342, 18.705, 26.421)`
Decimal	`10315658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D678A, 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 #9D678A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D678A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #9D678A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d678a; }
.text { color: #9d678a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d678a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 103 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d678a, #9d676f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D678A?: #9D678A 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 #9D678A?: The RGB value is 157, 103, 138: 157 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D678A?: The complementary color is #679D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D678A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.