What color is #9C7B80?

#9C7B80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7B80?

The RGB value is 156, 123, 128: 156 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7B80?

The complementary color is #7B9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7B80 color

#9C7B80 rgb(156, 123, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C7B80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 48.2% green and 50.2% blue (156, 123, 128).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#9C7B80 color codes

HEX	`#9C7B80`
RGB	`rgb(156, 123, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 48.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 13.6, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 13.77, 9.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.69, 22.793, 23.517)`
Decimal	`10255232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7B80, 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 #9C7B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #9C7B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7b80; }
.text { color: #9c7b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 123 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7b80, #9c877b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C7B80?: #9C7B80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7B80?: The RGB value is 156, 123, 128: 156 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7B80?: The complementary color is #7B9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.