What color is #9E6088?

#9E6088 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6088?

The RGB value is 158, 96, 136: 158 red, 96 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6088?

The complementary color is #609E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6088 color

#9E6088 rgb(158, 96, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E6088 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 37.6% green and 53.3% blue (158, 96, 136).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#9E6088 color codes

HEX	`#9E6088`
RGB	`rgb(158, 96, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 37.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, 31.13, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 33.19, 339.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.727, 17.414, 25.452)`
Decimal	`10379400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6088, 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 #9E6088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E6088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #9E6088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6088; }
.text { color: #9e6088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 96 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6088, #9e6069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9E6088?: #9E6088 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6088?: The RGB value is 158, 96, 136: 158 red, 96 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6088?: The complementary color is #609E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.