What color is #9E5F82?

#9E5F82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E5F82?

The RGB value is 158, 95, 130: 158 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E5F82?

The complementary color is #5F9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E5F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E5F82 color

#9E5F82 rgb(158, 95, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E5F82 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 37.3% green and 51% blue (158, 95, 130).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#9E5F82 color codes

HEX	`#9E5F82`
RGB	`rgb(158, 95, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 37.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, 30.68, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 31.86, 344.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.222, 17.067, 23.238)`
Decimal	`10379138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E5F82, 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 #9E5F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E5F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #9E5F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e5f82; }
.text { color: #9e5f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e5f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 95 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e5f82, #9e5f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9E5F82?: #9E5F82 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E5F82?: The RGB value is 158, 95, 130: 158 red, 95 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E5F82?: The complementary color is #5F9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E5F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.