What color is #9D8290?

#9D8290 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8290?

The RGB value is 157, 130, 144: 157 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8290?

The complementary color is #829D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8290 color

#9D8290 rgb(157, 130, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D8290 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (157, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#9D8290 color codes

HEX	`#9D8290`
RGB	`rgb(157, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.22, 12.76, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.22, 13.27, 344.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.921, 25.148, 29.816)`
Decimal	`10322576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8290, 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 #9D8290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #9D8290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8290; }
.text { color: #9d8290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8290, #9d8283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D8290?: #9D8290 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8290?: The RGB value is 157, 130, 144: 157 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8290?: The complementary color is #829D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.