What color is #9D8B97?

#9D8B97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8B97?

The RGB value is 157, 139, 151: 157 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8B97?

The complementary color is #8B9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8B97 color

#9D8B97 rgb(157, 139, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8B97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (157, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#9D8B97 color codes

HEX	`#9D8B97`
RGB	`rgb(157, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, 8.94, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 9.75, 336.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.723, 27.868, 33.138)`
Decimal	`10324887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8B97, 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 #9D8B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #9D8B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8b97; }
.text { color: #9d8b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8b97, #9d8b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D8B97?: #9D8B97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8B97?: The RGB value is 157, 139, 151: 157 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8B97?: The complementary color is #8B9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.