What color is #9A8B9B?

#9A8B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8B9B?

The RGB value is 154, 139, 155: 154 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8B9B?

The complementary color is #8C9B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8B9B color

#9A8B9B rgb(154, 139, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8B9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.5% green and 60.8% blue (154, 139, 155).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9A8B9B color codes

HEX	`#9A8B9B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 139, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 8.62, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 10.75, 323.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.475, 27.702, 34.851)`
Decimal	`10128283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8B9B, 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 #9A8B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9A8B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8b9b; }
.text { color: #9a8b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 139 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8b9b, #9b8b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8B9B?: #9A8B9B is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8B9B?: The RGB value is 154, 139, 155: 154 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8B9B?: The complementary color is #8C9B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.