What color is #9B8DA1?

#9B8DA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8DA1?

The RGB value is 155, 141, 161: 155 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8DA1?

The complementary color is #93A18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8DA1 color

#9B8DA1 rgb(155, 141, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8DA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.3% green and 63.1% blue (155, 141, 161).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9B8DA1 color codes

HEX	`#9B8DA1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 141, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 9.04, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 12.51, 316.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.474, 28.592, 37.677)`
Decimal	`10194337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8DA1, 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 #9B8DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #9B8DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8da1; }
.text { color: #9b8da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 141 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8da1, #a18d9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8DA1?: #9B8DA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8DA1?: The RGB value is 155, 141, 161: 155 red, 141 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8DA1?: The complementary color is #93A18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.