What color is #9A9189?

#9A9189 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9189?

The RGB value is 154, 145, 137: 154 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9189?

The complementary color is #89929A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9189 color

#9A9189 rgb(154, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (154, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#9A9189 color codes

HEX	`#9A9189`
RGB	`rgb(154, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 11%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, 1.88, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 5.75, 70.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.967, 28.927, 27.772)`
Decimal	`10129801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9189, 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 #9A9189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A9189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #9A9189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9189; }
.text { color: #9a9189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9189, #9a9a89); }

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Questions

What color is #9A9189?: #9A9189 is a gray, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9189?: The RGB value is 154, 145, 137: 154 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9189?: The complementary color is #89929A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.