What color is #9C7692?

#9C7692 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 #9C7692?

The RGB value is 156, 118, 146: 156 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7692?

The complementary color is #769C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7692 color

#9C7692 rgb(156, 118, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C7692 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 46.3% green and 57.3% blue (156, 118, 146).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#9C7692 color codes

HEX	`#9C7692`
RGB	`rgb(156, 118, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 46.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 24%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 19.66, -9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 21.79, 334.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.377, 22.101, 30.118)`
Decimal	`10253970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7692, 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 #9C7692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #9C7692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7692; }
.text { color: #9c7692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 118 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7692, #9c767f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7692?: #9C7692 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 #9C7692?: The RGB value is 156, 118, 146: 156 red, 118 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7692?: The complementary color is #769C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.