What color is #9993A9?

#9993A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9993A9?

The RGB value is 153, 147, 169: 153 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9993A9?

The complementary color is #A3A993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9993A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9993A9 color

#9993A9 rgb(153, 147, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9993A9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 57.6% green and 66.3% blue (153, 147, 169).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9993A9 color codes

HEX	`#9993A9`
RGB	`rgb(153, 147, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 57.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 6.59, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 12.59, 301.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.731, 30.504, 41.797)`
Decimal	`10064809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9993A9, 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 #9993A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9993A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #9993A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9993a9; }
.text { color: #9993a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9993a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 147 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9993a9, #a493a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9993A9?: #9993A9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9993A9?: The RGB value is 153, 147, 169: 153 red, 147 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9993A9?: The complementary color is #A3A993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9993A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.