What color is #9F677C?

#9F677C 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 #9F677C?

The RGB value is 159, 103, 124: 159 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F677C?

The complementary color is #679F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F677C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F677C color

#9F677C rgb(159, 103, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F677C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (159, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9F677C color codes

HEX	`#9F677C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, 25.57, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 25.67, 354.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.787, 18.528, 21.441)`
Decimal	`10446716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F677C, 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 #9F677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #9F677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f677c; }
.text { color: #9f677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f677c, #9f6e67); }

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Questions

What color is #9F677C?: #9F677C 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 #9F677C?: The RGB value is 159, 103, 124: 159 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F677C?: The complementary color is #679F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F677C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.