What color is #9C697B?

#9C697B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C697B?

The RGB value is 156, 105, 123: 156 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C697B?

The complementary color is #699C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C697B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C697B color

#9C697B rgb(156, 105, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C697B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 41.2% green and 48.2% blue (156, 105, 123).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#9C697B color codes

HEX	`#9C697B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 105, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 41.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 23.13, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 23.19, 355.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.337, 18.602, 21.149)`
Decimal	`10250619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C697B, 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 #9C697B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C697B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #9C697B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c697b; }
.text { color: #9c697b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c697b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 105 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c697b, #9c7069); }

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Questions

What color is #9C697B?: #9C697B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C697B?: The RGB value is 156, 105, 123: 156 red, 105 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C697B?: The complementary color is #699C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C697B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.