What color is #9893AA?

#9893AA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9893AA?

The RGB value is 152, 147, 170: 152 red, 147 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9893AA?

The complementary color is #A5AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9893AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9893AA color

#9893AA rgb(152, 147, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9893AA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.6% green and 66.7% blue (152, 147, 170).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9893AA color codes

HEX	`#9893AA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 147, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 6.46, -11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 13.08, 299.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.637, 30.445, 42.285)`
Decimal	`9999274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9893AA, 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 #9893AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9893AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #9893AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9893aa; }
.text { color: #9893aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9893aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 147 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9893aa, #a393aa); }

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Questions

What color is #9893AA?: #9893AA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9893AA?: The RGB value is 152, 147, 170: 152 red, 147 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9893AA?: The complementary color is #A5AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9893AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.