What color is #9A8B91?

#9A8B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8B91?

The RGB value is 154, 139, 145: 154 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8B91?

The complementary color is #8B9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8B91 color

#9A8B91 rgb(154, 139, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8B91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.5% green and 56.9% blue (154, 139, 145).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#9A8B91 color codes

HEX	`#9A8B91`
RGB	`rgb(154, 139, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 6.7, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 6.8, 350.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.669, 27.38, 30.61)`
Decimal	`10128273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8B91, 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 #9A8B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #9A8B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8b91; }
.text { color: #9a8b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 139 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8b91, #9a8c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #9A8B91?: #9A8B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8B91?: The RGB value is 154, 139, 145: 154 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8B91?: The complementary color is #8B9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.