What color is #9E8A96?

#9E8A96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8A96?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 150: 158 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A96?

The complementary color is #8A9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8A96 color

#9E8A96 rgb(158, 138, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8A96 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 58.8% blue (158, 138, 150).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#9E8A96 color codes

HEX	`#9E8A96`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, 9.68, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 10.33, 339.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.693, 27.649, 32.673)`
Decimal	`10390166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8A96, 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 #9E8A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #9E8A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8a96; }
.text { color: #9e8a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8a96, #9e8a8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8A96?: #9E8A96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8A96?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 150: 158 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8A96?: The complementary color is #8A9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.