What color is #9AA095?

#9AA095 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA095?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 149: 154 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA095?

The complementary color is #9B95A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA095 color

#9AA095 rgb(154, 160, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA095 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 58.4% blue (154, 160, 149).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#9AA095 color codes

HEX	`#9AA095`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, -4.24, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 6.55, 130.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.321, 34.181, 33.376)`
Decimal	`10133653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA095, 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 #9AA095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #9AA095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa095; }
.text { color: #9aa095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa095, #95a096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9AA095?: #9AA095 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA095?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 149: 154 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA095?: The complementary color is #9B95A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.