What color is #9A8C8B?

#9A8C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8C8B?

The RGB value is 154, 140, 139: 154 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8C8B?

The complementary color is #8B999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8C8B color

#9A8C8B rgb(154, 140, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.9% green and 54.5% blue (154, 140, 139).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#9A8C8B color codes

HEX	`#9A8C8B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 140, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, 5.04, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 5.6, 25.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.364, 27.491, 28.286)`
Decimal	`10128523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8C8B, 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 #9A8C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #9A8C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8c8b; }
.text { color: #9a8c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 140 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8c8b, #9a948b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8C8B?: #9A8C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8C8B?: The RGB value is 154, 140, 139: 154 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8C8B?: The complementary color is #8B999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.