What color is #9A8D89?

#9A8D89 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8D89?

The RGB value is 154, 141, 137: 154 red, 141 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8D89?

The complementary color is #89969A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8D89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8D89 color

#9A8D89 rgb(154, 141, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8D89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.3% green and 53.7% blue (154, 141, 137).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#9A8D89 color codes

HEX	`#9A8D89`
RGB	`rgb(154, 141, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 4.13, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 5.67, 43.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.366, 27.726, 27.572)`
Decimal	`10128777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8D89, 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 #9A8D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #9A8D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8d89; }
.text { color: #9a8d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 141 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8d89, #9a9689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8D89?: #9A8D89 is a gray, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8D89?: The RGB value is 154, 141, 137: 154 red, 141 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8D89?: The complementary color is #89969A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8D89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.