What color is #9D8092?

#9D8092 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8092?

The RGB value is 157, 128, 146: 157 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8092?

The complementary color is #809D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8092 color

#9D8092 rgb(157, 128, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D8092 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (157, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9D8092 color codes

HEX	`#9D8092`
RGB	`rgb(157, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 14.28, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 15.29, 339.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.812, 24.682, 30.54)`
Decimal	`10322066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8092, 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 #9D8092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9D8092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8092; }
.text { color: #9d8092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8092, #9d8084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D8092?: #9D8092 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8092?: The RGB value is 157, 128, 146: 157 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8092?: The complementary color is #809D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.