What color is #9D8E9C?

#9D8E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8E9C?

The RGB value is 157, 142, 156: 157 red, 142 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8E9C?

The complementary color is #8E9D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8E9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8E9C color

#9D8E9C rgb(157, 142, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8E9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.7% green and 61.2% blue (157, 142, 156).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% 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 6.78:1).

#9D8E9C color codes

HEX	`#9D8E9C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 142, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, 8.2, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 9.79, 326.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.578, 28.915, 35.469)`
Decimal	`10325660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8E9C, 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 #9D8E9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8E9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9D8E9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8e9c; }
.text { color: #9d8e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8e9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 142 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8e9c, #9d8e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9D8E9C?: #9D8E9C is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8E9C?: The RGB value is 157, 142, 156: 157 red, 142 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8E9C?: The complementary color is #8E9D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8E9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.