What color is #9C5180?

#9C5180 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C5180?

The RGB value is 156, 81, 128: 156 red, 81 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C5180?

The complementary color is #519C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C5180 color

#9C5180 rgb(156, 81, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C5180 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 31.8% green and 50.2% blue (156, 81, 128).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#9C5180 color codes

HEX	`#9C5180`
RGB	`rgb(156, 81, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 31.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, 37.34, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 39.37, 341.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.549, 14.513, 22.137)`
Decimal	`10244480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C5180, 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 #9C5180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #9C5180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5180; }
.text { color: #9c5180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 81 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5180, #9c515b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #9C5180?: #9C5180 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C5180?: The RGB value is 156, 81, 128: 156 red, 81 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C5180?: The complementary color is #519C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.