What color is #9A9E8C?

#9A9E8C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9E8C?

The RGB value is 154, 158, 140: 154 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9E8C?

The complementary color is #908C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9E8C color

#9A9E8C rgb(154, 158, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A9E8C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62% green and 54.9% blue (154, 158, 140).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#9A9E8C color codes

HEX	`#9A9E8C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 158, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, -4.77, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 10.11, 118.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.286, 33.217, 29.622)`
Decimal	`10133132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9E8C, 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 #9A9E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #9A9E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9e8c; }
.text { color: #9a9e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 158 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9e8c, #919e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A9E8C?: #9A9E8C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9E8C?: The RGB value is 154, 158, 140: 154 red, 158 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9E8C?: The complementary color is #908C9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.