What color is #9A978C?

#9A978C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A978C?

The RGB value is 154, 151, 140: 154 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A978C?

The complementary color is #8C8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A978C color

#9A978C rgb(154, 151, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A978C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (154, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% 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 7.18:1).

#9A978C color codes

HEX	`#9A978C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 9%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, -0.93, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 6.25, 98.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.126, 30.897, 29.235)`
Decimal	`10131340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A978C, 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 #9A978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #9A978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a978c; }
.text { color: #9a978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a978c, #969a8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A978C?: #9A978C is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A978C?: The RGB value is 154, 151, 140: 154 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A978C?: The complementary color is #8C8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.