What color is #9A8A92?

#9A8A92 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8A92?

The RGB value is 154, 138, 146: 154 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8A92?

The complementary color is #8A9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8A92 color

#9A8A92 rgb(154, 138, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8A92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.1% green and 57.3% blue (154, 138, 146).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#9A8A92 color codes

HEX	`#9A8A92`
RGB	`rgb(154, 138, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 7.46, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 7.74, 344.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.603, 27.123, 30.97)`
Decimal	`10128018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8A92, 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 #9A8A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #9A8A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8a92; }
.text { color: #9a8a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 138 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8a92, #9a8a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8A92?: #9A8A92 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8A92?: The RGB value is 154, 138, 146: 154 red, 138 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8A92?: The complementary color is #8A9A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.