What color is #9B95A5?

#9B95A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B95A5?

The RGB value is 155, 149, 165: 155 red, 149 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B95A5?

The complementary color is #9FA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B95A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B95A5 color

#9B95A5 rgb(155, 149, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B95A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 58.4% green and 64.7% blue (155, 149, 165).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#9B95A5 color codes

HEX	`#9B95A5`
RGB	`rgb(155, 149, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 58.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 5.33, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 9.27, 305.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.055, 31.18, 39.972)`
Decimal	`10196389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B95A5, 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 #9B95A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B95A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9B95A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b95a5; }
.text { color: #9b95a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b95a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 149 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b95a5, #a395a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B95A5?: #9B95A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B95A5?: The RGB value is 155, 149, 165: 155 red, 149 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B95A5?: The complementary color is #9FA595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B95A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.