What color is #9D698E?

#9D698E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D698E?

The RGB value is 157, 105, 142: 157 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D698E?

The complementary color is #699D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D698E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D698E color

#9D698E rgb(157, 105, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D698E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 41.2% green and 55.7% blue (157, 105, 142).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% 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 4.84:1).

#9D698E color codes

HEX	`#9D698E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 105, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 41.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.95, 26.74, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.95, 29.24, 336.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.839, 19.225, 28.041)`
Decimal	`10316174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D698E, 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 #9D698E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D698E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #9D698E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d698e; }
.text { color: #9d698e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d698e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 105 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d698e, #9d6974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9D698E?: #9D698E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D698E?: The RGB value is 157, 105, 142: 157 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D698E?: The complementary color is #699D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D698E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.