What color is #9C788A?

#9C788A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C788A?

The RGB value is 156, 120, 138: 156 red, 120 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C788A?

The complementary color is #789C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C788A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C788A color

#9C788A rgb(156, 120, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C788A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 47.1% green and 54.1% blue (156, 120, 138).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9C788A color codes

HEX	`#9C788A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 120, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 47.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.38, 17.05, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.38, 17.59, 345.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.014, 22.337, 27.034)`
Decimal	`10254474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C788A, 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 #9C788A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C788A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #9C788A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c788a; }
.text { color: #9c788a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c788a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 120 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c788a, #9c7878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C788A?: #9C788A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C788A?: The RGB value is 156, 120, 138: 156 red, 120 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C788A?: The complementary color is #789C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C788A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.