What color is #9E8496?

#9E8496 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8496?

The RGB value is 158, 132, 150: 158 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8496?

The complementary color is #849E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8496 color

#9E8496 rgb(158, 132, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E8496 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.8% green and 58.8% blue (158, 132, 150).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% 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 6.19:1).

#9E8496 color codes

HEX	`#9E8496`
RGB	`rgb(158, 132, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, 13.1, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 14.37, 335.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.856, 25.974, 32.394)`
Decimal	`10388630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8496, 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 #9E8496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #9E8496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8496; }
.text { color: #9e8496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 132 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8496, #9e8489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8496?: #9E8496 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8496?: The RGB value is 158, 132, 150: 158 red, 132 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8496?: The complementary color is #849E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.