What color is #9F778B?

#9F778B 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 #9F778B?

The RGB value is 159, 119, 139: 159 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F778B?

The complementary color is #779F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F778B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F778B color

#9F778B rgb(159, 119, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F778B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 46.7% green and 54.5% blue (159, 119, 139).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#9F778B color codes

HEX	`#9F778B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 119, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 46.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, 18.92, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 19.51, 345.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.555, 22.43, 27.404)`
Decimal	`10450827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F778B, 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 #9F778B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F778B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #9F778B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f778b; }
.text { color: #9f778b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f778b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 119 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f778b, #9f7777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F778B?: #9F778B 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 #9F778B?: The RGB value is 159, 119, 139: 159 red, 119 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F778B?: The complementary color is #779F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F778B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.