What color is #9F8295?

#9F8295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8295?

The RGB value is 159, 130, 149: 159 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8295?

The complementary color is #829F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8295 color

#9F8295 rgb(159, 130, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F8295 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51% green and 58.4% blue (159, 130, 149).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#9F8295 color codes

HEX	`#9F8295`
RGB	`rgb(159, 130, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.57, 14.43, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.57, 15.62, 337.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.705, 25.507, 31.892)`
Decimal	`10453653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8295, 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 #9F8295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9F8295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8295; }
.text { color: #9f8295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 130 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8295, #9f8287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F8295?: #9F8295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8295?: The RGB value is 159, 130, 149: 159 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8295?: The complementary color is #829F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.