What color is #9C3C5E?

#9C3C5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C3C5E?

The RGB value is 156, 60, 94: 156 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C3C5E?

The complementary color is #3C9C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C3C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C3C5E color

#9C3C5E rgb(156, 60, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C3C5E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 23.5% green and 36.9% blue (156, 60, 94).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 44% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 40% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#9C3C5E color codes

HEX	`#9C3C5E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 60, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 23.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 44%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 62%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 40%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 43.26, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 43.26, 0.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.348, 11.11, 11.818)`
Decimal	`10239070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C3C5E, 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 #9C3C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C3C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	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 #9C3C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c3c5e; }
.text { color: #9c3c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c3c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 60 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c3c5e, #9c4a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #9C3C5E?: #9C3C5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C3C5E?: The RGB value is 156, 60, 94: 156 red, 60 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C3C5E?: The complementary color is #3C9C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C3C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.