What color is #9A8296?

#9A8296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8296?

The RGB value is 154, 130, 150: 154 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8296?

The complementary color is #829A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8296 color

#9A8296 rgb(154, 130, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A8296 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (154, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#9A8296 color codes

HEX	`#9A8296`
RGB	`rgb(154, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, 12.79, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 14.72, 330.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.813, 25.038, 32.269)`
Decimal	`10125974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8296, 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 #9A8296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #9A8296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8296; }
.text { color: #9a8296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8296, #9a828a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8296?: #9A8296 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8296?: The RGB value is 154, 130, 150: 154 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8296?: The complementary color is #829A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.