What color is #9C848F?

#9C848F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C848F?

The RGB value is 156, 132, 143: 156 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C848F?

The complementary color is #849C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C848F color

#9C848F rgb(156, 132, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C848F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (156, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#9C848F color codes

HEX	`#9C848F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.61, 11.06, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.61, 11.34, 347.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.919, 25.554, 29.496)`
Decimal	`10257551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C848F, 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 #9C848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #9C848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c848f; }
.text { color: #9c848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c848f, #9c8584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C848F?: #9C848F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C848F?: The RGB value is 156, 132, 143: 156 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C848F?: The complementary color is #849C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.