What color is #9893A0?

#9893A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9893A0?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 160: 152 red, 147 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9893A0?

The complementary color is #9BA093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9893A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9893A0 color

#9893A0 rgb(152, 147, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9893A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 62.7% blue (152, 147, 160).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#9893A0 color codes

HEX	`#9893A0`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.72, 4.38, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.72, 7.57, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.727, 30.081, 37.491)`
Decimal	`9999264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9893A0, 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 #9893A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9893A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9893A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9893a0; }
.text { color: #9893a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9893a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9893a0, #9f93a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9893A0?: #9893A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9893A0?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 160: 152 red, 147 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9893A0?: The complementary color is #9BA093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9893A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.