What color is #9F86A2?

#9F86A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F86A2?

The RGB value is 159, 134, 162: 159 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F86A2?

The complementary color is #89A286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F86A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F86A2 color

#9F86A2 rgb(159, 134, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F86A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.5% green and 63.5% blue (159, 134, 162).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9F86A2 color codes

HEX	`#9F86A2`
RGB	`rgb(159, 134, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 14.65, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 18.5, 322.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.344, 27.03, 37.847)`
Decimal	`10454690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F86A2, 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 #9F86A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F86A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9F86A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f86a2; }
.text { color: #9f86a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f86a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 134 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f86a2, #a28697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F86A2?: #9F86A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F86A2?: The RGB value is 159, 134, 162: 159 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F86A2?: The complementary color is #89A286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F86A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.