What color is #9B898A?

#9B898A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B898A?

The RGB value is 155, 137, 138: 155 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B898A?

The complementary color is #899B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B898A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B898A color

#9B898A rgb(155, 137, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B898A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 53.7% green and 54.1% blue (155, 137, 138).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Zinc (#92898A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9B898A color codes

HEX	`#9B898A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 137, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 53.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 6.94, 1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 7.21, 15.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.05, 26.695, 27.768)`
Decimal	`10193290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B898A, 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 #9B898A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B898A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	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 #9B898A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b898a; }
.text { color: #9b898a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b898a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 137 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b898a, #9b9189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B898A?: #9B898A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Zinc. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B898A?: The RGB value is 155, 137, 138: 155 red, 137 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B898A?: The complementary color is #899B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B898A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.