What color is #9B8A94?

#9B8A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8A94?

The RGB value is 155, 138, 148: 155 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8A94?

The complementary color is #8A9B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8A94 color

#9B8A94 rgb(155, 138, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8A94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (155, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9B8A94 color codes

HEX	`#9B8A94`
RGB	`rgb(155, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 11%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, 8.2, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 8.73, 340.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.951, 27.284, 31.805)`
Decimal	`10193556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8A94, 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 #9B8A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9B8A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8a94; }
.text { color: #9b8a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8a94, #9b8a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8A94?: #9B8A94 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8A94?: The RGB value is 155, 138, 148: 155 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8A94?: The complementary color is #8A9B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.