What color is #9A868F?

#9A868F 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 #9A868F?

The RGB value is 154, 134, 143: 154 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A868F?

The complementary color is #869A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A868F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A868F color

#9A868F rgb(154, 134, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A868F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 52.5% green and 56.1% blue (154, 134, 143).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#9A868F color codes

HEX	`#9A868F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 134, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 52.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.95, 9.18, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.95, 9.4, 347.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.809, 25.904, 29.569)`
Decimal	`10126991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A868F, 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 #9A868F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A868F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #9A868F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a868f; }
.text { color: #9a868f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a868f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 134 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a868f, #9a8786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A868F?: #9A868F 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 #9A868F?: The RGB value is 154, 134, 143: 154 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A868F?: The complementary color is #869A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A868F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.