What color is #9C4168?

#9C4168 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 #9C4168?

The RGB value is 156, 65, 104: 156 red, 65 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C4168?

The complementary color is #419C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C4168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C4168 color

#9C4168 rgb(156, 65, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C4168 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 25.5% green and 40.8% blue (156, 65, 104).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 41% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 33% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#9C4168 color codes

HEX	`#9C4168`
RGB	`rgb(156, 65, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 25.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 41%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 58%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 33%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, 42.08, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 42.24, 354.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.1, 11.85, 14.428)`
Decimal	`10240360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C4168, 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 #9C4168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C4168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #9C4168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c4168; }
.text { color: #9c4168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c4168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 65 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c4168, #9c4741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9C4168?: #9C4168 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 #9C4168?: The RGB value is 156, 65, 104: 156 red, 65 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C4168?: The complementary color is #419C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C4168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.