What color is #9A8897?

#9A8897 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8897?

The RGB value is 154, 136, 151: 154 red, 136 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8897?

The complementary color is #889A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8897 color

#9A8897 rgb(154, 136, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8897 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.3% green and 59.2% blue (154, 136, 151).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9A8897 color codes

HEX	`#9A8897`
RGB	`rgb(154, 136, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 9.55, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 11.01, 330.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.716, 26.713, 32.968)`
Decimal	`10127511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8897, 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 #9A8897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #9A8897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8897; }
.text { color: #9a8897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 136 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8897, #9a888e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8897?: #9A8897 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8897?: The RGB value is 154, 136, 151: 154 red, 136 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8897?: The complementary color is #889A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.