What color is #9D95A4?

#9D95A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D95A4?

The RGB value is 157, 149, 164: 157 red, 149 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D95A4?

The complementary color is #9CA495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D95A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D95A4 color

#9D95A4 rgb(157, 149, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D95A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58.4% green and 64.3% blue (157, 149, 164).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#9D95A4 color codes

HEX	`#9D95A4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 149, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 5.83, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 8.96, 310.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.352, 31.343, 39.513)`
Decimal	`10327460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D95A4, 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 #9D95A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D95A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9D95A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d95a4; }
.text { color: #9d95a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d95a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 149 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d95a4, #a495a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9D95A4?: #9D95A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D95A4?: The RGB value is 157, 149, 164: 157 red, 149 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D95A4?: The complementary color is #9CA495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D95A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.