What color is #9C7F9F?

#9C7F9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7F9F?

The RGB value is 156, 127, 159: 156 red, 127 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C7F9F?

The complementary color is #829F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7F9F color

#9C7F9F rgb(156, 127, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C7F9F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 49.8% green and 62.4% blue (156, 127, 159).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#9C7F9F color codes

HEX	`#9C7F9F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 127, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 49.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, 17, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 21.33, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.557, 24.75, 36.12)`
Decimal	`10256287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7F9F, 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 #9C7F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #9C7F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7f9f; }
.text { color: #9c7f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 127 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7f9f, #9f7f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C7F9F?: #9C7F9F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7F9F?: The RGB value is 156, 127, 159: 156 red, 127 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7F9F?: The complementary color is #829F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.