What color is #9C628B?

#9C628B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C628B?

The RGB value is 156, 98, 139: 156 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C628B?

The complementary color is #629C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C628B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C628B color

#9C628B rgb(156, 98, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C628B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 38.4% green and 54.5% blue (156, 98, 139).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#9C628B color codes

HEX	`#9C628B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 98, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 38.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 29.82, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 32.48, 336.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.738, 17.669, 26.634)`
Decimal	`10248843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C628B, 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 #9C628B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C628B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #9C628B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c628b; }
.text { color: #9c628b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c628b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 98 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c628b, #9c626e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9C628B?: #9C628B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C628B?: The RGB value is 156, 98, 139: 156 red, 98 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C628B?: The complementary color is #629C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C628B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.