What color is #9C7C87?

#9C7C87 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 #9C7C87?

The RGB value is 156, 124, 135: 156 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7C87?

The complementary color is #7C9C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7C87 color

#9C7C87 rgb(156, 124, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C7C87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 48.6% green and 52.9% blue (156, 124, 135).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#9C7C87 color codes

HEX	`#9C7C87`
RGB	`rgb(156, 124, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 48.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, 14.22, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 14.27, 355.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.291, 23.233, 26.069)`
Decimal	`10255495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7C87, 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 #9C7C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #9C7C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7c87; }
.text { color: #9c7c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 124 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7c87, #9c817c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C7C87?: #9C7C87 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 #9C7C87?: The RGB value is 156, 124, 135: 156 red, 124 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7C87?: The complementary color is #7C9C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.