#9C7386 Color

#9C7386 is rgb(156, 115, 134) in RGB, hsl(332, 17%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 39%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9C7386

HEX#9C7386

RGBrgb(156, 115, 134)

HSLhsl(332, 17%, 53%)

HSVhsv(332, 26%, 61%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 39%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.058 349.5)

LABlab(53.09% 18.91 -3.78)

LCHlch(53.09% 19.28 348.68)

What #9C7386 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9C7386, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 4.7 English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.72 Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.03 Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 11.82 Old Lavender#796878ΔE 12.21 Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 12.39

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#9C7386 Channel Values

How #9C7386 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 156 · G 115 · B 134	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 332° · S 17% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 332° · S 26% · V 61%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 14% · K 39%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9C7386 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9C7386

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9C7386; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9C7386

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #9C7386 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9C7386

Protanopia#7B7B86

Protanomaly#8A7886

Deuteranopia#828285

Deuteranomaly#8D7D85

Tritanopia#9A7676

Tritanomaly#9B757C

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #9C7386 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9c7386: #9C7386;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9C7386;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9c7386': '#9C7386' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.451, blue: 0.525)

Android XML<color name="color_9c7386">#9C7386</color>

SVG fillfill="#9C7386"

More Pink Colors

#9C7386 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#9C7386 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9C7386?

#9C7386 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(156, 115, 134) in RGB and hsl(332, 17%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #9C7386?

#9C7386 is rgb(156, 115, 134) — red 156, green 115, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9C7386?

#9C7386 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 39%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9C7386 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9C7386 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9C7386 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9C7386 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.22, which is visibly different.

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