What color is #9A8F9B?

#9A8F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8F9B?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 155: 154 red, 143 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8F9B?

The complementary color is #909B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8F9B color

#9A8F9B rgb(154, 143, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8F9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 60.8% blue (154, 143, 155).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9A8F9B color codes

HEX	`#9A8F9B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, 6.35, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 8, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.064, 28.882, 35.048)`
Decimal	`10129307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8F9B, 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 #9A8F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9A8F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8f9b; }
.text { color: #9a8f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8f9b, #9b8f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A8F9B?: #9A8F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8F9B?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 155: 154 red, 143 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8F9B?: The complementary color is #909B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.