What color is #9A8D97?

#9A8D97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8D97?

The RGB value is 154, 141, 151: 154 red, 141 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8D97?

The complementary color is #8D9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8D97 color

#9A8D97 rgb(154, 141, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8D97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.3% green and 59.2% blue (154, 141, 151).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9A8D97 color codes

HEX	`#9A8D97`
RGB	`rgb(154, 141, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 6.71, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 7.58, 332.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.436, 28.154, 33.208)`
Decimal	`10128791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8D97, 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 #9A8D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9A8D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8d97; }
.text { color: #9a8d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 141 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8d97, #9a8d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8D97?: #9A8D97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8D97?: The RGB value is 154, 141, 151: 154 red, 141 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8D97?: The complementary color is #8D9A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.