What color is #9A968A?

#9A968A is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A968A?

The RGB value is 154, 150, 138: 154 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A968A?

The complementary color is #8A8E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A968A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A968A color

#9A968A rgb(154, 150, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A968A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 58.8% green and 54.1% blue (154, 150, 138).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9A968A color codes

HEX	`#9A968A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 150, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 58.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, -0.72, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 6.89, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.82, 30.518, 28.412)`
Decimal	`10131082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A968A, 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 #9A968A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A968A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9A968A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a968a; }
.text { color: #9a968a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a968a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 150 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a968a, #969a8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A968A?: #9A968A is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A968A?: The RGB value is 154, 150, 138: 154 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A968A?: The complementary color is #8A8E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A968A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.