What color is #9890A4?

#9890A4 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 #9890A4?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 164: 152 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9890A4?

The complementary color is #9CA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9890A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9890A4 color

#9890A4 rgb(152, 144, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9890A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 64.3% blue (152, 144, 164).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#9890A4 color codes

HEX	`#9890A4`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 6.89, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 11.7, 306.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.622, 29.302, 39.21)`
Decimal	`9998500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9890A4, 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 #9890A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9890A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #9890A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9890a4; }
.text { color: #9890a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9890a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9890a4, #a290a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9890A4?: #9890A4 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 #9890A4?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 164: 152 red, 144 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9890A4?: The complementary color is #9CA490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9890A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.