What color is #9D698A?

#9D698A 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 #9D698A?

The RGB value is 157, 105, 138: 157 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D698A?

The complementary color is #699D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D698A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D698A color

#9D698A rgb(157, 105, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D698A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (157, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#9D698A color codes

HEX	`#9D698A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, 26.03, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 27.76, 339.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.544, 19.107, 26.488)`
Decimal	`10316170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D698A, 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 #9D698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #9D698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d698a; }
.text { color: #9d698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d698a, #9d6970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D698A?: #9D698A 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 #9D698A?: The RGB value is 157, 105, 138: 157 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D698A?: The complementary color is #699D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D698A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.