What color is #9E868E?

#9E868E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E868E?

The RGB value is 158, 134, 142: 158 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E868E?

The complementary color is #869E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E868E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E868E color

#9E868E rgb(158, 134, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E868E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.5% green and 55.7% blue (158, 134, 142).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9E868E color codes

HEX	`#9E868E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 134, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 10.49, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 10.53, 355.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.508, 26.273, 29.208)`
Decimal	`10389134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E868E, 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 #9E868E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E868E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9E868E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e868e; }
.text { color: #9e868e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e868e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 134 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e868e, #9e8a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E868E?: #9E868E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E868E?: The RGB value is 158, 134, 142: 158 red, 134 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E868E?: The complementary color is #869E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E868E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.