What color is #9D7A8D?

#9D7A8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7A8D?

The RGB value is 157, 122, 141: 157 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7A8D?

The complementary color is #7A9D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7A8D color

#9D7A8D rgb(157, 122, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D7A8D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.8% green and 55.3% blue (157, 122, 141).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#9D7A8D color codes

HEX	`#9D7A8D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 122, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, 16.81, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 17.55, 343.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 23.011, 28.283)`
Decimal	`10320525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7A8D, 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 #9D7A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #9D7A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7a8d; }
.text { color: #9d7a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 122 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7a8d, #9d7a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D7A8D?: #9D7A8D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7A8D?: The RGB value is 157, 122, 141: 157 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7A8D?: The complementary color is #7A9D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.