What color is #9991A0?

#9991A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9991A0?

The RGB value is 153, 145, 160: 153 red, 145 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9991A0?

The complementary color is #98A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9991A0?

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.

#9991A0 color

#9991A0 rgb(153, 145, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9991A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.9% green and 62.7% blue (153, 145, 160).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9991A0 color codes

HEX	`#9991A0`
RGB	`rgb(153, 145, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, 5.86, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 9, 310.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.606, 29.561, 37.397)`
Decimal	`10064288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9991A0, 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 #9991A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9991A0 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 #9991A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9991a0; }
.text { color: #9991a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9991a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 145 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9991a0, #a091a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9991A0?: #9991A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9991A0?: The RGB value is 153, 145, 160: 153 red, 145 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9991A0?: The complementary color is #98A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9991A0?: 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.