What color is #9F5F7E?

#9F5F7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5F7E?

The RGB value is 159, 95, 126: 159 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5F7E?

The complementary color is #5F9F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5F7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5F7E color

#9F5F7E rgb(159, 95, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F5F7E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 37.3% green and 49.4% blue (159, 95, 126).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#9F5F7E color codes

HEX	`#9F5F7E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 95, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 37.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, 30.4, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 31.02, 348.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.157, 17.063, 21.861)`
Decimal	`10444670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5F7E, 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 #9F5F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #9F5F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5f7e; }
.text { color: #9f5f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 95 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5f7e, #9f605f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F5F7E?: #9F5F7E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5F7E?: The RGB value is 159, 95, 126: 159 red, 95 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5F7E?: The complementary color is #5F9F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5F7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.