What color is #9C1767?

#9C1767 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C1767?

The RGB value is 156, 23, 103: 156 red, 23 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C1767?

The complementary color is #179C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C1767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C1767 color

#9C1767 rgb(156, 23, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C1767 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 9% green and 40.4% blue (156, 23, 103).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Morbid Princess (#9E0E64), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#9C1767 color codes

HEX	`#9C1767`
RGB	`rgb(156, 23, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 85%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, 57.5, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 58.65, 348.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.466, 8.662, 13.634)`
Decimal	`10229607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C1767, 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 #9C1767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9C1767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9C1767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c1767; }
.text { color: #9c1767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c1767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 23 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c1767, #9c1725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #9C1767?: #9C1767 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Morbid Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C1767?: The RGB value is 156, 23, 103: 156 red, 23 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C1767?: The complementary color is #179C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C1767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.