What color is #9B91A1?

#9B91A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B91A1?

The RGB value is 155, 145, 161: 155 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B91A1?

The complementary color is #97A191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B91A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B91A1 color

#9B91A1 rgb(155, 145, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B91A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 56.9% green and 63.1% blue (155, 145, 161).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#9B91A1 color codes

HEX	`#9B91A1`
RGB	`rgb(155, 145, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 56.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, 6.77, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 9.8, 313.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.075, 29.793, 37.877)`
Decimal	`10195361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B91A1, 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 #9B91A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B91A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #9B91A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b91a1; }
.text { color: #9b91a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b91a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 145 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b91a1, #a1919f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9B91A1?: #9B91A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B91A1?: The RGB value is 155, 145, 161: 155 red, 145 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B91A1?: The complementary color is #97A191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B91A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.