What color is #9C708F?

#9C708F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C708F?

The RGB value is 156, 112, 143: 156 red, 112 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C708F?

The complementary color is #709C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C708F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C708F color

#9C708F rgb(156, 112, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C708F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 43.9% green and 56.1% blue (156, 112, 143).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#9C708F color codes

HEX	`#9C708F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 112, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 43.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 22.56, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 24.67, 336.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.462, 20.64, 28.677)`
Decimal	`10252431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C708F, 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 #9C708F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C708F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #9C708F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c708f; }
.text { color: #9c708f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c708f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 112 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c708f, #9c7079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C708F?: #9C708F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C708F?: The RGB value is 156, 112, 143: 156 red, 112 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C708F?: The complementary color is #709C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C708F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.