What color is #9C839B?

#9C839B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C839B?

The RGB value is 156, 131, 155: 156 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C839B?

The complementary color is #839C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C839B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C839B color

#9C839B rgb(156, 131, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C839B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.4% green and 60.8% blue (156, 131, 155).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#9C839B color codes

HEX	`#9C839B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 131, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, 13.91, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 16.7, 326.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.742, 25.668, 34.497)`
Decimal	`10257307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C839B, 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 #9C839B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C839B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #9C839B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c839b; }
.text { color: #9c839b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c839b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 131 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c839b, #9c838e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C839B?: #9C839B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C839B?: The RGB value is 156, 131, 155: 156 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C839B?: The complementary color is #839C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C839B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.