What color is #9C76A5?

#9C76A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C76A5?

The RGB value is 156, 118, 165: 156 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C76A5?

The complementary color is #7FA576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C76A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C76A5 color

#9C76A5 rgb(156, 118, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C76A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 46.3% green and 64.7% blue (156, 118, 165).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#9C76A5 color codes

HEX	`#9C76A5`
RGB	`rgb(156, 118, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 46.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 23.4, -19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 30.41, 320.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.979, 22.742, 38.558)`
Decimal	`10253989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C76A5, 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 #9C76A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C76A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #9C76A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c76a5; }
.text { color: #9c76a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c76a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 118 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c76a5, #a57697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C76A5?: #9C76A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C76A5?: The RGB value is 156, 118, 165: 156 red, 118 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C76A5?: The complementary color is #7FA576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C76A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.