What color is #9B8F96?

#9B8F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8F96?

The RGB value is 155, 143, 150: 155 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8F96?

The complementary color is #8F9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8F96 color

#9B8F96 rgb(155, 143, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8F96 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.1% green and 58.8% blue (155, 143, 150).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% 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 6.76:1).

#9B8F96 color codes

HEX	`#9B8F96`
RGB	`rgb(155, 143, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 5.75, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 6.12, 340)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.844, 28.816, 32.891)`
Decimal	`10194838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8F96, 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 #9B8F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #9B8F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8f96; }
.text { color: #9b8f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 143 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8f96, #9b8f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B8F96?: #9B8F96 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8F96?: The RGB value is 155, 143, 150: 155 red, 143 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8F96?: The complementary color is #8F9B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.