What color is #9D8D94?

#9D8D94 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8D94?

The RGB value is 157, 141, 148: 157 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8D94?

The complementary color is #8D9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8D94 color

#9D8D94 rgb(157, 141, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8D94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.3% green and 58% blue (157, 141, 148).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#9D8D94 color codes

HEX	`#9D8D94`
RGB	`rgb(157, 141, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 7.24, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 7.4, 348.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.774, 28.356, 31.969)`
Decimal	`10325396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8D94, 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 #9D8D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #9D8D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8d94; }
.text { color: #9d8d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 141 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8d94, #9d8e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D8D94?: #9D8D94 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8D94?: The RGB value is 157, 141, 148: 157 red, 141 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8D94?: The complementary color is #8D9D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.