What color is #9E8093?

#9E8093 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8093?

The RGB value is 158, 128, 147: 158 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8093?

The complementary color is #809E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8093 color

#9E8093 rgb(158, 128, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E8093 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 50.2% green and 57.6% blue (158, 128, 147).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#9E8093 color codes

HEX	`#9E8093`
RGB	`rgb(158, 128, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 50.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 14.83, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 15.94, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.086, 24.815, 30.961)`
Decimal	`10387603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8093, 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 #9E8093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #9E8093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8093; }
.text { color: #9e8093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 128 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8093, #9e8084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8093?: #9E8093 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8093?: The RGB value is 158, 128, 147: 158 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8093?: The complementary color is #809E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.