What color is #9F849B?

#9F849B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F849B?

The RGB value is 159, 132, 155: 159 red, 132 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F849B?

The complementary color is #849F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F849B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F849B color

#9F849B rgb(159, 132, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F849B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51.8% green and 60.8% blue (159, 132, 155).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9F849B color codes

HEX	`#9F849B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 132, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.26, 14.42, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.26, 16.68, 329.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.465, 26.241, 34.569)`
Decimal	`10454171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F849B, 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 #9F849B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F849B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9F849B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f849b; }
.text { color: #9f849b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f849b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 132 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f849b, #9f848d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F849B?: #9F849B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F849B?: The RGB value is 159, 132, 155: 159 red, 132 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F849B?: The complementary color is #849F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F849B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.