What color is #9C8A90?

#9C8A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8A90?

The RGB value is 156, 138, 144: 156 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8A90?

The complementary color is #8A9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8A90 color

#9C8A90 rgb(156, 138, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8A90 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 54.1% green and 56.5% blue (156, 138, 144).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#9C8A90 color codes

HEX	`#9C8A90`
RGB	`rgb(156, 138, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 54.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, 7.83, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 7.86, 354.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.832, 27.259, 30.175)`
Decimal	`10259088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8A90, 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 #9C8A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #9C8A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8a90; }
.text { color: #9c8a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 138 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8a90, #9c8d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C8A90?: #9C8A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8A90?: The RGB value is 156, 138, 144: 156 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8A90?: The complementary color is #8A9C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.