What color is #9C849A?

#9C849A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C849A?

The RGB value is 156, 132, 154: 156 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C849A?

The complementary color is #849C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C849A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C849A color

#9C849A rgb(156, 132, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C849A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 51.8% green and 60.4% blue (156, 132, 154).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#9C849A color codes

HEX	`#9C849A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 132, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 51.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 13.14, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 15.56, 327.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.794, 25.904, 34.101)`
Decimal	`10257562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C849A, 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 #9C849A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C849A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #9C849A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c849a; }
.text { color: #9c849a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c849a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 132 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c849a, #9c848e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C849A?: #9C849A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C849A?: The RGB value is 156, 132, 154: 156 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C849A?: The complementary color is #849C86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C849A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.