What color is #9C879D?

#9C879D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C879D?

The RGB value is 156, 135, 157: 156 red, 135 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C879D?

The complementary color is #889D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C879D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C879D color

#9C879D rgb(156, 135, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C879D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.9% green and 61.6% blue (156, 135, 157).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#9C879D color codes

HEX	`#9C879D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 135, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 12.01, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 14.86, 323.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.459, 26.831, 35.571)`
Decimal	`10258333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C879D, 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 #9C879D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C879D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #9C879D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c879d; }
.text { color: #9c879d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c879d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 135 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c879d, #9d8793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C879D?: #9C879D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C879D?: The RGB value is 156, 135, 157: 156 red, 135 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C879D?: The complementary color is #889D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C879D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.