What color is #9D7C94?

#9D7C94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7C94?

The RGB value is 157, 124, 148: 157 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7C94?

The complementary color is #7C9D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7C94 color

#9D7C94 rgb(157, 124, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D7C94 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 48.6% green and 58% blue (157, 124, 148).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#9D7C94 color codes

HEX	`#9D7C94`
RGB	`rgb(157, 124, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 48.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, 16.95, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 18.76, 334.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.457, 23.722, 31.196)`
Decimal	`10321044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7C94, 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 #9D7C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #9D7C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7c94; }
.text { color: #9d7c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 124 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7c94, #9d7c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D7C94?: #9D7C94 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7C94?: The RGB value is 157, 124, 148: 157 red, 124 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7C94?: The complementary color is #7C9D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.