What color is #9C829A?

#9C829A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C829A?

The RGB value is 156, 130, 154: 156 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C829A?

The complementary color is #829C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C829A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C829A color

#9C829A rgb(156, 130, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C829A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51% green and 60.4% blue (156, 130, 154).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9C829A color codes

HEX	`#9C829A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 130, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 14.29, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 16.94, 327.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.525, 25.367, 34.012)`
Decimal	`10257050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C829A, 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 #9C829A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C829A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9C829A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c829a; }
.text { color: #9c829a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c829a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 130 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c829a, #9c828d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C829A?: #9C829A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C829A?: The RGB value is 156, 130, 154: 156 red, 130 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C829A?: The complementary color is #829C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C829A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.