What color is #9E7993?

#9E7993 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7993?

The RGB value is 158, 121, 147: 158 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7993?

The complementary color is #799E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7993 color

#9E7993 rgb(158, 121, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E7993 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.5% green and 57.6% blue (158, 121, 147).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#9E7993 color codes

HEX	`#9E7993`
RGB	`rgb(158, 121, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 18.85, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 20.66, 335.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.204, 23.051, 30.667)`
Decimal	`10385811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7993, 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 #9E7993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #9E7993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7993; }
.text { color: #9e7993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 121 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7993, #9e7980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E7993?: #9E7993 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7993?: The RGB value is 158, 121, 147: 158 red, 121 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7993?: The complementary color is #799E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.