What color is #9C7C82?

#9C7C82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7C82?

The RGB value is 156, 124, 130: 156 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7C82?

The complementary color is #7C9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7C82 color

#9C7C82 rgb(156, 124, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C7C82 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (156, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% 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 5.62:1).

#9C7C82 color codes

HEX	`#9C7C82`
RGB	`rgb(156, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, 13.36, 1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 13.44, 6.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.947, 23.096, 24.259)`
Decimal	`10255490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7C82, 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 #9C7C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #9C7C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7c82; }
.text { color: #9c7c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7c82, #9c867c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C7C82?: #9C7C82 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7C82?: The RGB value is 156, 124, 130: 156 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7C82?: The complementary color is #7C9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.