What color is #9C8F98?

#9C8F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8F98?

The RGB value is 156, 143, 152: 156 red, 143 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8F98?

The complementary color is #8F9C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8F98 color

#9C8F98 rgb(156, 143, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8F98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.1% green and 59.6% blue (156, 143, 152).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 6% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#9C8F98 color codes

HEX	`#9C8F98`
RGB	`rgb(156, 143, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 6%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 8%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 6.5, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 7.16, 335.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.2, 28.98, 33.755)`
Decimal	`10260376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8F98, 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 #9C8F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #9C8F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8f98; }
.text { color: #9c8f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 143 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8f98, #9c8f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9C8F98?: #9C8F98 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8F98?: The RGB value is 156, 143, 152: 156 red, 143 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8F98?: The complementary color is #8F9C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.