What color is #9F879B?

#9F879B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F879B?

The RGB value is 159, 135, 155: 159 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F879B?

The complementary color is #879F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F879B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F879B color

#9F879B rgb(159, 135, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9F879B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.9% green and 60.8% blue (159, 135, 155).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9F879B color codes

HEX	`#9F879B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 135, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, 12.71, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 14.63, 330.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.878, 27.066, 34.707)`
Decimal	`10454939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F879B, 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 #9F879B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F879B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #9F879B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f879b; }
.text { color: #9f879b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f879b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 135 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f879b, #9f878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9F879B?: #9F879B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F879B?: The RGB value is 159, 135, 155: 159 red, 135 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F879B?: The complementary color is #879F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F879B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.