What color is #9986A0?

#9986A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9986A0?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 160: 153 red, 134 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9986A0?

The complementary color is #8DA086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9986A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9986A0 color

#9986A0 rgb(153, 134, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9986A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 62.7% blue (153, 134, 160).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9986A0 color codes

HEX	`#9986A0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, 12.12, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 16.47, 317.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.006, 26.361, 36.864)`
Decimal	`10061472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9986A0, 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 #9986A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9986A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #9986A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9986a0; }
.text { color: #9986a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9986a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9986a0, #a0869a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9986A0?: #9986A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9986A0?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 160: 153 red, 134 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9986A0?: The complementary color is #8DA086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9986A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.