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#9D5875 Color

#9D5875 is rgb(157, 88, 117) in RGB, hsl(335, 28%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 25%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9D5875
HEX#9D5875
RGBrgb(157, 88, 117)
HSLhsl(335, 28%, 48%)
HSVhsv(335, 44%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 25%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.097 354.1)
LABlab(46.41% 31.83 -3.43)
LCHlch(46.41% 32.01 353.85)

What #9D5875 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9D5875, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 6.66Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 7.16Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 7.22Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 10.3Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.36Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 11.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#9D5875 Channel Values

How #9D5875 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 157 · G 88 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 28% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 44% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 25% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9D5875 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9D5875 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9D5875

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9D5875; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9D5875
Complementary
#589D80
Analogous
#9D5897
Analogous
#9D5E58
Triadic
#759D58
Triadic
#58759D
Split comp.
#589D5E
Split comp.
#58979D

Tints & Shades of #9D5875

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC6C87
#B9839A
#C69AAC
#D5B4C2
#E2CBD4
#EEE2E7

Shades

#894D66
#724055
#5F3546
#4B2A38
#371F29
#211218

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9D5875.

How #9D5875 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9D5875
Protanopia#686875
Protanomaly#816275
Deuteranopia#757573
Deuteranomaly#876A74
Tritanopia#9B5C5C
Tritanomaly#9C5B67
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #9D5875 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9d5875: #9D5875;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9D5875;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9d5875': '#9D5875' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.616, green: 0.345, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_9d5875">#9D5875</color>
SVG fillfill="#9D5875"

More Pink Colors

#9D5875 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#9D5875 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9D5875?

#9D5875 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(157, 88, 117) in RGB and hsl(335, 28%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #9D5875?

#9D5875 is rgb(157, 88, 117) — red 157, green 88, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9D5875?

#9D5875 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 25%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9D5875 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9D5875 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9D5875 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9D5875 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 20.39, which is visibly different.

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