What color is #9891A3?

#9891A3 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 #9891A3?

The RGB value is 152, 145, 163: 152 red, 145 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9891A3?

The complementary color is #9CA391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9891A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9891A3 color

#9891A3 rgb(152, 145, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9891A3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.9% green and 63.9% blue (152, 145, 163).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#9891A3 color codes

HEX	`#9891A3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 145, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 6.12, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 10.5, 305.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.684, 29.571, 38.787)`
Decimal	`9998755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9891A3, 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 #9891A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9891A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #9891A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9891a3; }
.text { color: #9891a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9891a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 145 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9891a3, #a191a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9891A3?: #9891A3 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 #9891A3?: The RGB value is 152, 145, 163: 152 red, 145 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9891A3?: The complementary color is #9CA391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9891A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.