What color is #9D8E91?

#9D8E91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8E91?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 145: 157 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8E91?

The complementary color is #8E9D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8E91 color

#9D8E91 rgb(157, 142, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8E91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (157, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#9D8E91 color codes

HEX	`#9D8E91`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, 6.13, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 6.14, 4.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.688, 28.559, 30.784)`
Decimal	`10325649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8E91, 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 #9D8E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #9D8E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8e91; }
.text { color: #9d8e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8e91, #9d938e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #9D8E91?: #9D8E91 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8E91?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 145: 157 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8E91?: The complementary color is #8E9D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.