What color is #9B90A0?

#9B90A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B90A0?

The RGB value is 155, 144, 160: 155 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B90A0?

The complementary color is #95A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B90A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B90A0 color

#9B90A0 rgb(155, 144, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B90A0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.5% green and 62.7% blue (155, 144, 160).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#9B90A0 color codes

HEX	`#9B90A0`
RGB	`rgb(155, 144, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 7.14, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 9.96, 315.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.835, 29.453, 37.364)`
Decimal	`10195104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B90A0, 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 #9B90A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B90A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #9B90A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b90a0; }
.text { color: #9b90a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b90a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 144 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b90a0, #a0909d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B90A0?: #9B90A0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B90A0?: The RGB value is 155, 144, 160: 155 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B90A0?: The complementary color is #95A090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B90A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.