What color is #9C6782?

#9C6782 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6782?

The RGB value is 156, 103, 130: 156 red, 103 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6782?

The complementary color is #679C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6782 color

#9C6782 rgb(156, 103, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C6782 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 40.4% green and 51% blue (156, 103, 130).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#9C6782 color codes

HEX	`#9C6782`
RGB	`rgb(156, 103, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 40.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 25.42, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 26.17, 346.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.59, 18.381, 23.473)`
Decimal	`10250114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6782, 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 #9C6782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C6782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #9C6782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6782; }
.text { color: #9c6782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 103 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6782, #9c6767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C6782?: #9C6782 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6782?: The RGB value is 156, 103, 130: 156 red, 103 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6782?: The complementary color is #679C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.