What color is #9F798D?

#9F798D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F798D?

The RGB value is 159, 121, 141: 159 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F798D?

The complementary color is #799F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F798D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F798D color

#9F798D rgb(159, 121, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F798D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 47.5% green and 55.3% blue (159, 121, 141).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#9F798D color codes

HEX	`#9F798D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 121, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 47.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 18.13, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 18.83, 344.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.943, 22.97, 28.261)`
Decimal	`10451341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F798D, 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 #9F798D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F798D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #9F798D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f798d; }
.text { color: #9f798d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f798d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 121 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f798d, #9f797a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F798D?: #9F798D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F798D?: The RGB value is 159, 121, 141: 159 red, 121 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F798D?: The complementary color is #799F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F798D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.