What color is #9E787F?

#9E787F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E787F?

The RGB value is 158, 120, 127: 158 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E787F?

The complementary color is #789E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E787F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E787F color

#9E787F rgb(158, 120, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E787F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (158, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#9E787F color codes

HEX	`#9E787F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, 15.93, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 16.05, 6.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.648, 22.235, 23.068)`
Decimal	`10385535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E787F, 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 #9E787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #9E787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e787f; }
.text { color: #9e787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e787f, #9e8478); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E787F?: #9E787F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E787F?: The RGB value is 158, 120, 127: 158 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E787F?: The complementary color is #789E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E787F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.