What color is #9B8B98?

#9B8B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8B98?

The RGB value is 155, 139, 152: 155 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8B98?

The complementary color is #8B9B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8B98 color

#9B8B98 rgb(155, 139, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8B98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (155, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 7% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9B8B98 color codes

HEX	`#9B8B98`
RGB	`rgb(155, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 7%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 10%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 8.4, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 9.63, 330.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.417, 27.701, 33.55)`
Decimal	`10193816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8B98, 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 #9B8B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9B8B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8b98; }
.text { color: #9b8b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8b98, #9b8b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8B98?: #9B8B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8B98?: The RGB value is 155, 139, 152: 155 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8B98?: The complementary color is #8B9B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.