What color is #9A888F?

#9A888F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A888F?

The RGB value is 154, 136, 143: 154 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A888F?

The complementary color is #889A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A888F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A888F color

#9A888F rgb(154, 136, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A888F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.3% green and 56.1% blue (154, 136, 143).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#9A888F color codes

HEX	`#9A888F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 136, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, 8.04, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 8.13, 351.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.088, 26.462, 29.662)`
Decimal	`10127503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A888F, 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 #9A888F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A888F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #9A888F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a888f; }
.text { color: #9a888f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a888f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 136 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a888f, #9a8a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A888F?: #9A888F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A888F?: The RGB value is 154, 136, 143: 154 red, 136 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A888F?: The complementary color is #889A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A888F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.