What color is #9D697C?

#9D697C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D697C?

The RGB value is 157, 105, 124: 157 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D697C?

The complementary color is #699D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D697C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D697C color

#9D697C rgb(157, 105, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D697C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 41.2% green and 48.6% blue (157, 105, 124).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#9D697C color codes

HEX	`#9D697C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 105, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 41.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 23.67, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 23.76, 355.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.595, 18.728, 21.49)`
Decimal	`10316156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D697C, 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 #9D697C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D697C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #9D697C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d697c; }
.text { color: #9d697c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d697c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 105 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d697c, #9d7069); }

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Questions

What color is #9D697C?: #9D697C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D697C?: The RGB value is 157, 105, 124: 157 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D697C?: The complementary color is #699D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D697C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.