What color is #9A828A?

#9A828A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A828A?

The RGB value is 154, 130, 138: 154 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A828A?

The complementary color is #829A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A828A color

#9A828A rgb(154, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A828A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (154, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#9A828A color codes

HEX	`#9A828A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 10.55, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 10.59, 355.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.896, 24.671, 27.438)`
Decimal	`10125962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A828A, 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 #9A828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #9A828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a828a; }
.text { color: #9a828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a828a, #9a8682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9A828A?: #9A828A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A828A?: The RGB value is 154, 130, 138: 154 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A828A?: The complementary color is #829A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.