What color is #9E6E91?

#9E6E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6E91?

The RGB value is 158, 110, 145: 158 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6E91?

The complementary color is #6E9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6E91 color

#9E6E91 rgb(158, 110, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E6E91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 43.1% green and 56.9% blue (158, 110, 145).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#9E6E91 color codes

HEX	`#9E6E91`
RGB	`rgb(158, 110, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 43.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, 24.79, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 27.3, 335.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.787, 20.466, 29.427)`
Decimal	`10382993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6E91, 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 #9E6E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E6E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	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 #9E6E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6e91; }
.text { color: #9e6e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 110 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6e91, #9e6e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E6E91?: #9E6E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6E91?: The RGB value is 158, 110, 145: 158 red, 110 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6E91?: The complementary color is #6E9E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.