What color is #9A868D?

#9A868D 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 #9A868D?

The RGB value is 154, 134, 141: 154 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A868D?

The complementary color is #869A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A868D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A868D color

#9A868D rgb(154, 134, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A868D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.5% green and 55.3% blue (154, 134, 141).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#9A868D color codes

HEX	`#9A868D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 134, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 8.81, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 8.86, 353.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.659, 25.844, 28.778)`
Decimal	`10126989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A868D, 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 #9A868D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A868D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #9A868D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a868d; }
.text { color: #9a868d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a868d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 134 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a868d, #9a8986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9A868D?: #9A868D 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 #9A868D?: The RGB value is 154, 134, 141: 154 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A868D?: The complementary color is #869A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A868D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.