What color is #9C8092?

#9C8092 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8092?

The RGB value is 156, 128, 146: 156 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8092?

The complementary color is #809C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8092 color

#9C8092 rgb(156, 128, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C8092 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.2% green and 57.3% blue (156, 128, 146).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#9C8092 color codes

HEX	`#9C8092`
RGB	`rgb(156, 128, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 13.91, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 15, 338)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.617, 24.582, 30.531)`
Decimal	`10256530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8092, 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 #9C8092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #9C8092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8092; }
.text { color: #9c8092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 128 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8092, #9c8084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8092?: #9C8092 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8092?: The RGB value is 156, 128, 146: 156 red, 128 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8092?: The complementary color is #809C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.