What color is #9E8397?

#9E8397 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8397?

The RGB value is 158, 131, 151: 158 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8397?

The complementary color is #839E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8397 color

#9E8397 rgb(158, 131, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E8397 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.4% green and 59.2% blue (158, 131, 151).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#9E8397 color codes

HEX	`#9E8397`
RGB	`rgb(158, 131, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, 13.86, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 15.45, 333.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.802, 25.737, 32.775)`
Decimal	`10388375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8397, 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 #9E8397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #9E8397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8397; }
.text { color: #9e8397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 131 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8397, #9e838a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8397?: #9E8397 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8397?: The RGB value is 158, 131, 151: 158 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8397?: The complementary color is #839E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.