What color is #9C90A6?

#9C90A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C90A6?

The RGB value is 156, 144, 166: 156 red, 144 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C90A6?

The complementary color is #9AA690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C90A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C90A6 color

#9C90A6 rgb(156, 144, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C90A6 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.5% green and 65.1% blue (156, 144, 166).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#9C90A6 color codes

HEX	`#9C90A6`
RGB	`rgb(156, 144, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 8.71, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 13.22, 311.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.565, 29.768, 40.205)`
Decimal	`10260646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C90A6, 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 #9C90A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C90A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #9C90A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c90a6; }
.text { color: #9c90a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c90a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 144 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c90a6, #a690a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9C90A6?: #9C90A6 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C90A6?: The RGB value is 156, 144, 166: 156 red, 144 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C90A6?: The complementary color is #9AA690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C90A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.