What color is #9B8A91?

#9B8A91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8A91?

The RGB value is 155, 138, 145: 155 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8A91?

The complementary color is #8A9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8A91 color

#9B8A91 rgb(155, 138, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8A91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.1% green and 56.9% blue (155, 138, 145).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#9B8A91 color codes

HEX	`#9B8A91`
RGB	`rgb(155, 138, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 7.64, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 7.77, 349.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.716, 27.19, 30.571)`
Decimal	`10193553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8A91, 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 #9B8A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #9B8A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8a91; }
.text { color: #9b8a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 138 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8a91, #9b8b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8A91?: #9B8A91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8A91?: The RGB value is 155, 138, 145: 155 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8A91?: The complementary color is #8A9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.