What color is #9F7C93?

#9F7C93 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7C93?

The RGB value is 159, 124, 147: 159 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7C93?

The complementary color is #7C9F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7C93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7C93 color

#9F7C93 rgb(159, 124, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F7C93 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 48.6% green and 57.6% blue (159, 124, 147).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#9F7C93 color codes

HEX	`#9F7C93`
RGB	`rgb(159, 124, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 48.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 17.49, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 18.91, 337.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.772, 23.894, 30.8)`
Decimal	`10452115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7C93, 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 #9F7C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #9F7C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7c93; }
.text { color: #9f7c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 124 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7c93, #9f7c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F7C93?: #9F7C93 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7C93?: The RGB value is 159, 124, 147: 159 red, 124 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7C93?: The complementary color is #7C9F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7C93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.