What color is #9E4572?

#9E4572 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4572?

The RGB value is 158, 69, 114: 158 red, 69 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4572?

The complementary color is #459E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4572 color

#9E4572 rgb(158, 69, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E4572 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 27.1% green and 44.7% blue (158, 69, 114).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#9E4572 color codes

HEX	`#9E4572`
RGB	`rgb(158, 69, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 27.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.37, 42.11, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.37, 42.83, 349.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.267, 12.742, 17.361)`
Decimal	`10372466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4572, 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 #9E4572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	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 #9E4572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4572; }
.text { color: #9e4572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 69 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4572, #9e4545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9E4572?: #9E4572 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4572?: The RGB value is 158, 69, 114: 158 red, 69 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4572?: The complementary color is #459E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.