What color is #9C8198?

#9C8198 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8198?

The RGB value is 156, 129, 152: 156 red, 129 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8198?

The complementary color is #819C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8198 color

#9C8198 rgb(156, 129, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C8198 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.6% green and 59.6% blue (156, 129, 152).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9C8198 color codes

HEX	`#9C8198`
RGB	`rgb(156, 129, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, 14.47, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 16.75, 329.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.227, 25.036, 33.098)`
Decimal	`10256792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8198, 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 #9C8198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #9C8198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8198; }
.text { color: #9c8198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 129 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8198, #9c818b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8198?: #9C8198 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8198?: The RGB value is 156, 129, 152: 156 red, 129 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8198?: The complementary color is #819C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.