What color is #9C8B9D?

#9C8B9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8B9D?

The RGB value is 156, 139, 157: 156 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8B9D?

The complementary color is #8C9D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8B9D color

#9C8B9D rgb(156, 139, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8B9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.5% green and 61.6% blue (156, 139, 157).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#9C8B9D color codes

HEX	`#9C8B9D`
RGB	`rgb(156, 139, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, 9.73, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 12.11, 323.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.028, 27.968, 35.761)`
Decimal	`10259357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8B9D, 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 #9C8B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #9C8B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8b9d; }
.text { color: #9c8b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 139 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8b9d, #9d8b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9C8B9D?: #9C8B9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8B9D?: The RGB value is 156, 139, 157: 156 red, 139 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8B9D?: The complementary color is #8C9D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.