What color is #9A988A?

#9A988A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A988A?

The RGB value is 154, 152, 138: 154 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A988A?

The complementary color is #8A8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A988A color

#9A988A rgb(154, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A988A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (154, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 7% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Jungle (#999988), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#9A988A color codes

HEX	`#9A988A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 7%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, -1.83, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 7.84, 103.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.142, 31.162, 28.519)`
Decimal	`10131594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A988A, 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 #9A988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #9A988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a988a; }
.text { color: #9a988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a988a, #949a8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A988A?: #9A988A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Jungle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A988A?: The RGB value is 154, 152, 138: 154 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A988A?: The complementary color is #8A8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.