What color is #9E7980?

#9E7980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7980?

The RGB value is 158, 121, 128: 158 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7980?

The complementary color is #799E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7980 color

#9E7980 rgb(158, 121, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E7980 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.5% green and 50.2% blue (158, 121, 128).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#9E7980 color codes

HEX	`#9E7980`
RGB	`rgb(158, 121, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 15.52, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 15.62, 6.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.834, 22.503, 23.453)`
Decimal	`10385792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7980, 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 #9E7980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #9E7980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7980; }
.text { color: #9e7980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 121 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7980, #9e8579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E7980?: #9E7980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7980?: The RGB value is 158, 121, 128: 158 red, 121 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7980?: The complementary color is #799E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.