What color is #9C92AA?

#9C92AA 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 #9C92AA?

The RGB value is 156, 146, 170: 156 red, 146 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C92AA?

The complementary color is #A0AA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C92AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C92AA color

#9C92AA rgb(156, 146, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9C92AA is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 57.3% green and 66.7% blue (156, 146, 170).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9C92AA color codes

HEX	`#9C92AA`
RGB	`rgb(156, 146, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 57.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 8.4, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 14.03, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.244, 30.528, 42.269)`
Decimal	`10261162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C92AA, 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 #9C92AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9C92AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9C92AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c92aa; }
.text { color: #9c92aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c92aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 146 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c92aa, #a892aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9C92AA?: #9C92AA 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 #9C92AA?: The RGB value is 156, 146, 170: 156 red, 146 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C92AA?: The complementary color is #A0AA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C92AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.