What color is #9F657B?

#9F657B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F657B?

The RGB value is 159, 101, 123: 159 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F657B?

The complementary color is #659F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F657B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F657B color

#9F657B rgb(159, 101, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F657B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 39.6% green and 48.2% blue (159, 101, 123).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#9F657B color codes

HEX	`#9F657B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 101, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 39.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, 26.55, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 26.66, 354.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.527, 18.11, 21.044)`
Decimal	`10446203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F657B, 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 #9F657B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F657B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #9F657B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f657b; }
.text { color: #9f657b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f657b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 101 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f657b, #9f6c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F657B?: #9F657B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F657B?: The RGB value is 159, 101, 123: 159 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F657B?: The complementary color is #659F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F657B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.