What color is #9984A5?

#9984A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9984A5?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 165: 153 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9984A5?

The complementary color is #90A584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9984A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9984A5 color

#9984A5 rgb(153, 132, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9984A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 64.7% blue (153, 132, 165).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9984A5 color codes

HEX	`#9984A5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, 14.31, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 20.4, 314.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.179, 25.992, 39.122)`
Decimal	`10060965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9984A5, 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 #9984A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9984A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9984A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9984a5; }
.text { color: #9984a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9984a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9984a5, #a584a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #9984A5?: #9984A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9984A5?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 165: 153 red, 132 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9984A5?: The complementary color is #90A584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9984A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.