Information about #9B5173 color

#9B5173 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9B5173 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(155, 81, 115) — 60.8% red, 31.8% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 16 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9B5173 reads as a moderately toned pink-red rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sugar Plum (#914E75). Slightly further away sit Magenta Haze (#9F4576) and Rose Dust (#9E5E6F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(155, 81, 115)), which gives #9B5173 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9B5173 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9B5173 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9B5173 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9B5173

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sugar Plum color link
Sugar Plum

#914E75

Magenta Haze color link
Magenta Haze

#9F4576

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

China Rose color link
China Rose

#A8516E

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Light Plum color link
Light Plum

#9D5783

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Bedazzle color link
Bedazzle

#9C4367

Mild Rose color link
Mild Rose

#A95680

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9B5173
  • RGB155, 81, 115
  • CMYK0, 29, 16, 39
  • CSSrgb(155, 81, 115)
  • HSL332°, 31%, 46%
  • HSL Precise332.432°, 31.356%, 46.275%
  • HSV332°, 48%, 61%
  • HSB332°, 48%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.608, 0.318, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.608, 0.318, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.608, 0.318, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9B5173
  • DECIMAL ID10178931
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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