What color is #9C446B?

#9C446B 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 #9C446B?

The RGB value is 156, 68, 107: 156 red, 68 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C446B?

The complementary color is #449C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C446B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C446B color

#9C446B rgb(156, 68, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C446B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 26.7% green and 42% blue (156, 68, 107).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 39% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 31% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#9C446B color codes

HEX	`#9C446B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 68, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 26.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 39%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 56%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 31%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 40.98, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 41.24, 353.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.432, 12.265, 15.304)`
Decimal	`10241131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C446B, 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 #9C446B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C446B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #9C446B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c446b; }
.text { color: #9c446b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c446b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 68 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c446b, #9c4944); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9C446B?: #9C446B 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 #9C446B?: The RGB value is 156, 68, 107: 156 red, 68 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C446B?: The complementary color is #449C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C446B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.