What color is #9E8191?

#9E8191 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8191?

The RGB value is 158, 129, 145: 158 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8191?

The complementary color is #819E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8191 color

#9E8191 rgb(158, 129, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E8191 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 50.6% green and 56.9% blue (158, 129, 145).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#9E8191 color codes

HEX	`#9E8191`
RGB	`rgb(158, 129, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 50.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 13.89, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 14.57, 342.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.061, 25.015, 30.185)`
Decimal	`10387857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8191, 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 #9E8191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9E8191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8191; }
.text { color: #9e8191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 129 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8191, #9e8183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8191?: #9E8191 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8191?: The RGB value is 158, 129, 145: 158 red, 129 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8191?: The complementary color is #819E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.