What color is #9A8E8D?

#9A8E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8E8D?

The RGB value is 154, 142, 141: 154 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8E8D?

The complementary color is #8D999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8E8D?

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.

#9A8E8D color

#9A8E8D rgb(154, 142, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8E8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.7% green and 55.3% blue (154, 142, 141).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9A8E8D color codes

HEX	`#9A8E8D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 142, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 4.28, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 4.78, 26.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.807, 28.14, 29.161)`
Decimal	`10129037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8E8D, 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 #9A8E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8E8D 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 #9A8E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8e8d; }
.text { color: #9a8e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 142 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8e8d, #9a948d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8E8D?: #9A8E8D is a gray, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8E8D?: The RGB value is 154, 142, 141: 154 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8E8D?: The complementary color is #8D999A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8E8D?: 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.