What color is #9890A2?

#9890A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9890A2?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 162: 152 red, 144 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9890A2?

The complementary color is #9AA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9890A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9890A2 color

#9890A2 rgb(152, 144, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9890A2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 63.5% blue (152, 144, 162).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#9890A2 color codes

HEX	`#9890A2`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 6.48, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 10.62, 307.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.443, 29.231, 38.266)`
Decimal	`9998498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9890A2, 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 #9890A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9890A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #9890A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9890a2; }
.text { color: #9890a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9890a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9890a2, #a190a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9890A2?: #9890A2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9890A2?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 162: 152 red, 144 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9890A2?: The complementary color is #9AA290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9890A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.