Information about #9F788A color

#9F788A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F788A falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 120, 138) — 62.4% red, 47.1% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 8 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9F788A reads as a softly toned romantic rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D). Slightly further away sit Grayish Crimson (#A87D88) and Vintage (#A78087).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 120, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9F788A: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9F788A color variations

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#9F788A 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 #9F788A

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

Vintage color link
Vintage

#A78087

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Rustic Rose color link
Rustic Rose

#AB7E85

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Grayish Red color link
Grayish Red

#A87D7D

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F788A
  • RGB159, 120, 138
  • CMYK0, 15, 8, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 120, 138)
  • HSL332°, 17%, 55%
  • HSL Precise332.308°, 16.883%, 54.706%
  • HSV332°, 25%, 62%
  • HSB332°, 25%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.471, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.471, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.471, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F788A
  • DECIMAL ID10451082
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01