What color is #9E8293?

#9E8293 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8293?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 147: 158 red, 130 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8293?

The complementary color is #829E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8293 color

#9E8293 rgb(158, 130, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E8293 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 57.6% blue (158, 130, 147).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9E8293 color codes

HEX	`#9E8293`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 13.69, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 14.6, 339.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.349, 25.342, 31.049)`
Decimal	`10388115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8293, 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 #9E8293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9E8293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8293; }
.text { color: #9e8293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8293, #9e8285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8293?: #9E8293 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8293?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 147: 158 red, 130 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8293?: The complementary color is #829E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.