What color is #9C8CA3?

#9C8CA3 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 #9C8CA3?

The RGB value is 156, 140, 163: 156 red, 140 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8CA3?

The complementary color is #93A38C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8CA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8CA3 color

#9C8CA3 rgb(156, 140, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C8CA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.9% green and 63.9% blue (156, 140, 163).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#9C8CA3 color codes

HEX	`#9C8CA3`
RGB	`rgb(156, 140, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, 10.37, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 14.37, 316.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.698, 28.469, 38.574)`
Decimal	`10259619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8CA3, 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 #9C8CA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8CA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #9C8CA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8ca3; }
.text { color: #9c8ca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8ca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 140 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8ca3, #a38c9e); }

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Questions

What color is #9C8CA3?: #9C8CA3 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 #9C8CA3?: The RGB value is 156, 140, 163: 156 red, 140 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8CA3?: The complementary color is #93A38C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8CA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.