What color is #9C5267?

#9C5267 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C5267?

The RGB value is 156, 82, 103: 156 red, 82 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C5267?

The complementary color is #529C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C5267 color

#9C5267 rgb(156, 82, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C5267 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 32.2% green and 40.4% blue (156, 82, 103).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#9C5267 color codes

HEX	`#9C5267`
RGB	`rgb(156, 82, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 32.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 47%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, 33.12, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 33.17, 3.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.177, 14.083, 14.538)`
Decimal	`10244711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C5267, 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 #9C5267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #9C5267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5267; }
.text { color: #9c5267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 82 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5267, #9c6252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C5267?: #9C5267 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C5267?: The RGB value is 156, 82, 103: 156 red, 82 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C5267?: The complementary color is #529C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.