What color is #9D7A90?

#9D7A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7A90?

The RGB value is 157, 122, 144: 157 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7A90?

The complementary color is #7A9D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7A90 color

#9D7A90 rgb(157, 122, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D7A90 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.8% green and 56.5% blue (157, 122, 144).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#9D7A90 color codes

HEX	`#9D7A90`
RGB	`rgb(157, 122, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, 17.35, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 18.59, 339)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.898, 23.102, 29.475)`
Decimal	`10320528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7A90, 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 #9D7A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #9D7A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7a90; }
.text { color: #9d7a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 122 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7a90, #9d7a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D7A90?: #9D7A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7A90?: The RGB value is 157, 122, 144: 157 red, 122 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7A90?: The complementary color is #7A9D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.