What color is #9C7C9A?

#9C7C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7C9A?

The RGB value is 156, 124, 154: 156 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7C9A?

The complementary color is #7C9C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7C9A color

#9C7C9A rgb(156, 124, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7C9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 48.6% green and 60.4% blue (156, 124, 154).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#9C7C9A color codes

HEX	`#9C7C9A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 124, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 48.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 17.74, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 21.08, 327.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.75, 23.817, 33.754)`
Decimal	`10255514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7C9A, 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 #9C7C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #9C7C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7c9a; }
.text { color: #9c7c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 124 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7c9a, #9c7c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7C9A?: #9C7C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7C9A?: The RGB value is 156, 124, 154: 156 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7C9A?: The complementary color is #7C9C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.