What color is #9B8E9A?

#9B8E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8E9A?

The RGB value is 155, 142, 154: 155 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8E9A?

The complementary color is #8E9B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8E9A color

#9B8E9A rgb(155, 142, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8E9A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 55.7% green and 60.4% blue (155, 142, 154).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#9B8E9A color codes

HEX	`#9B8E9A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 142, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 55.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 7.08, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 8.44, 327.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.022, 28.648, 34.566)`
Decimal	`10194586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8E9A, 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 #9B8E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #9B8E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8e9a; }
.text { color: #9b8e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 142 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8e9a, #9b8e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8E9A?: #9B8E9A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8E9A?: The RGB value is 155, 142, 154: 155 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8E9A?: The complementary color is #8E9B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.