What color is #9E758C?

#9E758C 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 #9E758C?

The RGB value is 158, 117, 140: 158 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E758C?

The complementary color is #759E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E758C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E758C color

#9E758C rgb(158, 117, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E758C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 45.9% green and 54.9% blue (158, 117, 140).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#9E758C color codes

HEX	`#9E758C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 117, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 45.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 26%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.91, 19.87, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.91, 20.82, 342.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.195, 21.886, 27.703)`
Decimal	`10384780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E758C, 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 #9E758C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E758C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #9E758C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e758c; }
.text { color: #9e758c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e758c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 117 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e758c, #9e7578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E758C?: #9E758C 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 #9E758C?: The RGB value is 158, 117, 140: 158 red, 117 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E758C?: The complementary color is #759E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E758C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.