What color is #9E226C?

#9E226C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E226C?

The RGB value is 158, 34, 108: 158 red, 34 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E226C?

The complementary color is #229E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E226C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E226C color

#9E226C rgb(158, 34, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E226C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 13.3% green and 42.4% blue (158, 34, 108).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 65% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Morbid Princess (#9E0E64), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9E226C color codes

HEX	`#9E226C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 34, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 13.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 65%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 78%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, 55.67, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 57.01, 347.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.38, 9.498, 15.102)`
Decimal	`10363500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E226C, 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 #9E226C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9E226C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9E226C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e226c; }
.text { color: #9e226c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e226c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 34 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e226c, #9e222e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #9E226C?: #9E226C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E226C?: The RGB value is 158, 34, 108: 158 red, 34 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E226C?: The complementary color is #229E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E226C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.