What color is #9E8A97?

#9E8A97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8A97?

The RGB value is 158, 138, 151: 158 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8A97?

The complementary color is #8A9E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8A97 color

#9E8A97 rgb(158, 138, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8A97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (158, 138, 151).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#9E8A97 color codes

HEX	`#9E8A97`
RGB	`rgb(158, 138, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, 9.87, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 10.7, 337.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.774, 27.681, 33.099)`
Decimal	`10390167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8A97, 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 #9E8A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #9E8A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8a97; }
.text { color: #9e8a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 138 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8a97, #9e8a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8A97?: #9E8A97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8A97?: The RGB value is 158, 138, 151: 158 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8A97?: The complementary color is #8A9E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.