What color is #9D898F?

#9D898F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D898F?

The RGB value is 157, 137, 143: 157 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D898F?

The complementary color is #899D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D898F color

#9D898F rgb(157, 137, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D898F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (157, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9D898F color codes

HEX	`#9D898F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, 8.59, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 8.6, 357.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.808, 27.043, 29.736)`
Decimal	`10324367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D898F, 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 #9D898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9D898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d898f; }
.text { color: #9d898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d898f, #9d8d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D898F?: #9D898F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D898F?: The RGB value is 157, 137, 143: 157 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D898F?: The complementary color is #899D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.