What color is #9A91A0?

#9A91A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A91A0?

The RGB value is 154, 145, 160: 154 red, 145 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A91A0?

The complementary color is #97A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A91A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A91A0 color

#9A91A0 rgb(154, 145, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A91A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.9% green and 62.7% blue (154, 145, 160).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#9A91A0 color codes

HEX	`#9A91A0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 145, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 6.22, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 9.14, 312.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.796, 29.659, 37.406)`
Decimal	`10129824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A91A0, 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 #9A91A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A91A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #9A91A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a91a0; }
.text { color: #9a91a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a91a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 145 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a91a0, #a0919f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9A91A0?: #9A91A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A91A0?: The RGB value is 154, 145, 160: 154 red, 145 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A91A0?: The complementary color is #97A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A91A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.