What color is #9A809C?

#9A809C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A809C?

The RGB value is 154, 128, 156: 154 red, 128 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A809C?

The complementary color is #829C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A809C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A809C color

#9A809C rgb(154, 128, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A809C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 50.2% green and 61.2% blue (154, 128, 156).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#9A809C color codes

HEX	`#9A809C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 128, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 50.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 15.11, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 18.83, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.046, 24.709, 34.791)`
Decimal	`10125468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A809C, 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 #9A809C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A809C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #9A809C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a809c; }
.text { color: #9a809c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a809c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 128 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a809c, #9c8090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A809C?: #9A809C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A809C?: The RGB value is 154, 128, 156: 154 red, 128 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A809C?: The complementary color is #829C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A809C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.