What color is #9E7589?

#9E7589 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 #9E7589?

The RGB value is 158, 117, 137: 158 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7589?

The complementary color is #759E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7589 color

#9E7589 rgb(158, 117, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E7589 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 45.9% green and 53.7% blue (158, 117, 137).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#9E7589 color codes

HEX	`#9E7589`
RGB	`rgb(158, 117, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 45.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.81, 19.34, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.81, 19.88, 346.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.977, 21.799, 26.554)`
Decimal	`10384777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7589, 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 #9E7589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #9E7589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7589; }
.text { color: #9e7589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 117 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7589, #9e7675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E7589?: #9E7589 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 #9E7589?: The RGB value is 158, 117, 137: 158 red, 117 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7589?: The complementary color is #759E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.