What color is #9F7487?

#9F7487 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 #9F7487?

The RGB value is 159, 116, 135: 159 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7487?

The complementary color is #749F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7487 color

#9F7487 rgb(159, 116, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F7487 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 45.5% green and 52.9% blue (159, 116, 135).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#9F7487 color codes

HEX	`#9F7487`
RGB	`rgb(159, 116, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 45.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 19.95, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 20.29, 349.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.917, 21.612, 25.776)`
Decimal	`10450055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7487, 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 #9F7487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #9F7487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7487; }
.text { color: #9f7487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 116 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7487, #9f7674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F7487?: #9F7487 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 #9F7487?: The RGB value is 159, 116, 135: 159 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7487?: The complementary color is #749F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.