What color is #9D8692?

#9D8692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8692?

The RGB value is 157, 134, 146: 157 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8692?

The complementary color is #869D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8692 color

#9D8692 rgb(157, 134, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8692 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 52.5% green and 57.3% blue (157, 134, 146).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#9D8692 color codes

HEX	`#9D8692`
RGB	`rgb(157, 134, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 52.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 10.85, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 11.3, 343.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.618, 26.294, 30.809)`
Decimal	`10323602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8692, 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 #9D8692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #9D8692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8692; }
.text { color: #9d8692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 134 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8692, #9d8687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D8692?: #9D8692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8692?: The RGB value is 157, 134, 146: 157 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8692?: The complementary color is #869D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.