Palettes / Colors / #9B507A

#9B507A — Muted Pink

#9B507A is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #9B507A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9B507A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #509B70; it also sits naturally between #96509B and #9B5055. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 61% · Green 31% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 21% · Key 39%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9B507A

.text { color: #9B507A; }
.background { background-color: #9B507A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9B507A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(155, 80, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 32%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9B507A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(155, 80, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9B507A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(155, 80, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9B507A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9B507A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9B507A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #509B70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9B507A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9B507A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9B507A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9B507A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9B5079  ·  #9B507B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9B507A?

#9B507A is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 155, 80, 122). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9B507A?

#9B507A is RGB 155, 80, 122 — HSL 326°, 32%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 21%, 39%.

What colors go with #9B507A?

Its complement is #509B70; analogous partners are #96509B and #9B5055. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9B507A for text?

White text on #9B507A has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.