What color is #9C90A1?

#9C90A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C90A1?

The RGB value is 156, 144, 161: 156 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C90A1?

The complementary color is #95A190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C90A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C90A1 color

#9C90A1 rgb(156, 144, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C90A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 56.5% green and 63.1% blue (156, 144, 161).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#9C90A1 color codes

HEX	`#9C90A1`
RGB	`rgb(156, 144, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 56.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, 7.69, -7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 10.63, 316.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.116, 29.588, 37.836)`
Decimal	`10260641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C90A1, 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 #9C90A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C90A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #9C90A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c90a1; }
.text { color: #9c90a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c90a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 144 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c90a1, #a1909d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C90A1?: #9C90A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C90A1?: The RGB value is 156, 144, 161: 156 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C90A1?: The complementary color is #95A190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C90A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.