What color is #9C8393?

#9C8393 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8393?

The RGB value is 156, 131, 147: 156 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8393?

The complementary color is #839C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8393 color

#9C8393 rgb(156, 131, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C8393 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.4% green and 57.6% blue (156, 131, 147).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#9C8393 color codes

HEX	`#9C8393`
RGB	`rgb(156, 131, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, 12.38, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 13.35, 337.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.093, 25.408, 31.075)`
Decimal	`10257299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8393, 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 #9C8393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #9C8393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8393; }
.text { color: #9c8393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 131 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8393, #9c8386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8393?: #9C8393 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8393?: The RGB value is 156, 131, 147: 156 red, 131 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8393?: The complementary color is #839C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.