What color is #9E7390?

#9E7390 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 #9E7390?

The RGB value is 158, 115, 144: 158 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7390?

The complementary color is #739E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7390 color

#9E7390 rgb(158, 115, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E7390 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 45.1% green and 56.5% blue (158, 115, 144).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#9E7390 color codes

HEX	`#9E7390`
RGB	`rgb(158, 115, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 45.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, 21.74, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 23.56, 337.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.265, 21.545, 29.208)`
Decimal	`10384272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7390, 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 #9E7390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #9E7390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7390; }
.text { color: #9e7390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 115 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7390, #9e737b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E7390?: #9E7390 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 #9E7390?: The RGB value is 158, 115, 144: 158 red, 115 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7390?: The complementary color is #739E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.