What color is #9C6A8B?

#9C6A8B 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 #9C6A8B?

The RGB value is 156, 106, 139: 156 red, 106 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6A8B?

The complementary color is #6A9C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6A8B color

#9C6A8B rgb(156, 106, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C6A8B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 41.6% green and 54.5% blue (156, 106, 139).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#9C6A8B color codes

HEX	`#9C6A8B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 106, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 41.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.97, 25.27, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.97, 27.19, 338.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.524, 19.241, 26.896)`
Decimal	`10250891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6A8B, 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 #9C6A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C6A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #9C6A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6a8b; }
.text { color: #9c6a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 106 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6a8b, #9c6a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9C6A8B?: #9C6A8B 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 #9C6A8B?: The RGB value is 156, 106, 139: 156 red, 106 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6A8B?: The complementary color is #6A9C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.