What color is #9E5E77?

#9E5E77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5E77?

The RGB value is 158, 94, 119: 158 red, 94 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5E77?

The complementary color is #5E9E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5E77 color

#9E5E77 rgb(158, 94, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E5E77 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 36.9% green and 46.7% blue (158, 94, 119).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#9E5E77 color codes

HEX	`#9E5E77`
RGB	`rgb(158, 94, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 36.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, 29.5, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 29.64, 354.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 16.608, 19.526)`
Decimal	`10378871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5E77, 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 #9E5E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #9E5E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5e77; }
.text { color: #9e5e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 94 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5e77, #9e655e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E5E77?: #9E5E77 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5E77?: The RGB value is 158, 94, 119: 158 red, 94 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5E77?: The complementary color is #5E9E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.