What color is #9E76A6?

#9E76A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E76A6?

The RGB value is 158, 118, 166: 158 red, 118 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E76A6?

The complementary color is #7EA676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E76A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E76A6 color

#9E76A6 rgb(158, 118, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E76A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 46.3% green and 65.1% blue (158, 118, 166).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#9E76A6 color codes

HEX	`#9E76A6`
RGB	`rgb(158, 118, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 46.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, 24.29, -19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 31.21, 321.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.461, 22.98, 39.058)`
Decimal	`10385062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E76A6, 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 #9E76A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E76A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #9E76A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e76a6; }
.text { color: #9e76a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e76a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 118 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e76a6, #a67696); }

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Questions

What color is #9E76A6?: #9E76A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E76A6?: The RGB value is 158, 118, 166: 158 red, 118 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E76A6?: The complementary color is #7EA676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E76A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.