What color is #9F6A7C?

#9F6A7C 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 #9F6A7C?

The RGB value is 159, 106, 124: 159 red, 106 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6A7C?

The complementary color is #6A9F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6A7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6A7C color

#9F6A7C rgb(159, 106, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F6A7C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 41.6% green and 48.6% blue (159, 106, 124).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#9F6A7C color codes

HEX	`#9F6A7C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 106, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 41.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 23.86, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 23.89, 356.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.091, 19.136, 21.542)`
Decimal	`10447484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6A7C, 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 #9F6A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #9F6A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6a7c; }
.text { color: #9f6a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 106 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6a7c, #9f736a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F6A7C?: #9F6A7C 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 #9F6A7C?: The RGB value is 159, 106, 124: 159 red, 106 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6A7C?: The complementary color is #6A9F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6A7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.