What color is #9E617D?

#9E617D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E617D?

The RGB value is 158, 97, 125: 158 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E617D?

The complementary color is #619E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E617D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E617D color

#9E617D rgb(158, 97, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E617D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 38% green and 49% blue (158, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9E617D color codes

HEX	`#9E617D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 28.75, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 29.21, 349.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.077, 17.301, 21.575)`
Decimal	`10379645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E617D, 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 #9E617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E617D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #9E617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e617d; }
.text { color: #9e617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e617d, #9e6461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E617D?: #9E617D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E617D?: The RGB value is 158, 97, 125: 158 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E617D?: The complementary color is #619E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E617D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.