What color is #9D6E82?

#9D6E82 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 #9D6E82?

The RGB value is 157, 110, 130: 157 red, 110 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6E82?

The complementary color is #6E9D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6E82 color

#9D6E82 rgb(157, 110, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D6E82 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 43.1% green and 51% blue (157, 110, 130).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 19% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#9D6E82 color codes

HEX	`#9D6E82`
RGB	`rgb(157, 110, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 43.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 19%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 21.79, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 22.07, 350.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.51, 19.933, 23.724)`
Decimal	`10317442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6E82, 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 #9D6E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D6E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #9D6E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6e82; }
.text { color: #9d6e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 110 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6e82, #9d726e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D6E82?: #9D6E82 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 #9D6E82?: The RGB value is 157, 110, 130: 157 red, 110 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6E82?: The complementary color is #6E9D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.