What color is #9A8592?

#9A8592 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8592?

The RGB value is 154, 133, 146: 154 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8592?

The complementary color is #859A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8592?

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.

#9A8592 color

#9A8592 rgb(154, 133, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8592 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.2% green and 57.3% blue (154, 133, 146).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9A8592 color codes

HEX	`#9A8592`
RGB	`rgb(154, 133, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, 10.31, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 11.06, 338.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.902, 25.721, 30.736)`
Decimal	`10126738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8592, 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 #9A8592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8592 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 #9A8592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8592; }
.text { color: #9a8592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 133 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8592, #9a8588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8592?: #9A8592 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8592?: The RGB value is 154, 133, 146: 154 red, 133 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8592?: The complementary color is #859A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8592?: 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.