What color is #9E778B?

#9E778B 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 #9E778B?

The RGB value is 158, 119, 139: 158 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E778B?

The complementary color is #779E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E778B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E778B color

#9E778B rgb(158, 119, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E778B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 46.7% green and 54.5% blue (158, 119, 139).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9E778B color codes

HEX	`#9E778B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 119, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 46.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, 18.55, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 19.19, 345.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.357, 22.328, 27.395)`
Decimal	`10385291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E778B, 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 #9E778B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E778B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9E778B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e778b; }
.text { color: #9e778b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e778b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 119 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e778b, #9e7777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E778B?: #9E778B 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 #9E778B?: The RGB value is 158, 119, 139: 158 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E778B?: The complementary color is #779E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E778B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.