What color is #9993A5?

#9993A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9993A5?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 165: 153 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9993A5?

The complementary color is #9FA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9993A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9993A5 color

#9993A5 rgb(153, 147, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9993A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 64.7% blue (153, 147, 165).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#9993A5 color codes

HEX	`#9993A5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 5.76, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 10.39, 303.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.361, 30.356, 39.85)`
Decimal	`10064805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9993A5, 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 #9993A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9993A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #9993A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9993a5; }
.text { color: #9993a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9993a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9993a5, #a293a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9993A5?: #9993A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9993A5?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 165: 153 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9993A5?: The complementary color is #9FA593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9993A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.