What color is #9886AB?

#9886AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9886AB?

The RGB value is 152, 134, 171: 152 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9886AB?

The complementary color is #99AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9886AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9886AB color

#9886AB rgb(152, 134, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9886AB is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (152, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#9886AB color codes

HEX	`#9886AB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 14.1, -17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 22.11, 309.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.823, 26.666, 42.149)`
Decimal	`9995947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9886AB, 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 #9886AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9886AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #9886AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9886ab; }
.text { color: #9886ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9886ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9886ab, #aa86ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9886AB?: #9886AB is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9886AB?: The RGB value is 152, 134, 171: 152 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9886AB?: The complementary color is #99AB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9886AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.