What color is #9D738F?

#9D738F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D738F?

The RGB value is 157, 115, 143: 157 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D738F?

The complementary color is #739D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D738F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D738F color

#9D738F rgb(157, 115, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D738F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 45.1% green and 56.1% blue (157, 115, 143).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#9D738F color codes

HEX	`#9D738F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 115, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 45.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.4, 21.19, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.4, 22.92, 337.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.993, 21.414, 28.798)`
Decimal	`10318735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D738F, 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 #9D738F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D738F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #9D738F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d738f; }
.text { color: #9d738f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d738f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 115 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d738f, #9d737a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D738F?: #9D738F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D738F?: The RGB value is 157, 115, 143: 157 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D738F?: The complementary color is #739D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D738F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.