What color is #9B9AA8?

#9B9AA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9AA8?

The RGB value is 155, 154, 168: 155 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9AA8?

The complementary color is #A7A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9AA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9AA8 color

#9B9AA8 rgb(155, 154, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9AA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 60.4% green and 65.9% blue (155, 154, 168).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#9B9AA8 color codes

HEX	`#9B9AA8`
RGB	`rgb(155, 154, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 60.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 3.15, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 7.82, 293.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.14, 32.907, 41.697)`
Decimal	`10197672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9AA8, 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 #9B9AA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9B9AA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #9B9AA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9aa8; }
.text { color: #9b9aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9aa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 154 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9aa8, #a29aa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9B9AA8?: #9B9AA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9AA8?: The RGB value is 155, 154, 168: 155 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9AA8?: The complementary color is #A7A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9AA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.