What color is #9F577E?

#9F577E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F577E?

The RGB value is 159, 87, 126: 159 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F577E?

The complementary color is #579F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F577E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F577E color

#9F577E rgb(159, 87, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F577E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 34.1% green and 49.4% blue (159, 87, 126).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#9F577E color codes

HEX	`#9F577E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 87, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 34.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, 34.81, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 35.91, 345.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.473, 15.695, 21.633)`
Decimal	`10442622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F577E, 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 #9F577E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F577E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	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 #9F577E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f577e; }
.text { color: #9f577e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f577e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 87 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f577e, #9f575a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F577E?: #9F577E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F577E?: The RGB value is 159, 87, 126: 159 red, 87 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F577E?: The complementary color is #579F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F577E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.