What color is #9A849A?

#9A849A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A849A?

The RGB value is 154, 132, 154: 154 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A849A?

The complementary color is #849A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A849A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A849A color

#9A849A rgb(154, 132, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9A849A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 51.8% green and 60.4% blue (154, 132, 154).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#9A849A color codes

HEX	`#9A849A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 132, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 51.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, 12.42, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 15.12, 325.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.41, 25.706, 34.083)`
Decimal	`10126490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A849A, 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 #9A849A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A849A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #9A849A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a849a; }
.text { color: #9a849a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a849a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 132 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a849a, #9a848f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A849A?: #9A849A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A849A?: The RGB value is 154, 132, 154: 154 red, 132 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A849A?: The complementary color is #849A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A849A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.