What color is #9E727F?

#9E727F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E727F?

The RGB value is 158, 114, 127: 158 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E727F?

The complementary color is #729E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E727F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E727F color

#9E727F rgb(158, 114, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E727F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (158, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#9E727F color codes

HEX	`#9E727F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 19.38, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 19.38, 359.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.949, 20.837, 22.835)`
Decimal	`10383999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E727F, 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 #9E727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #9E727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e727f; }
.text { color: #9e727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e727f, #9e7b72); }

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Questions

What color is #9E727F?: #9E727F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E727F?: The RGB value is 158, 114, 127: 158 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E727F?: The complementary color is #729E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E727F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.