What color is #9E8B94?

#9E8B94 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8B94?

The RGB value is 158, 139, 148: 158 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8B94?

The complementary color is #8B9E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8B94 color

#9E8B94 rgb(158, 139, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8B94 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.5% green and 58% blue (158, 139, 148).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% 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 6.57:1).

#9E8B94 color codes

HEX	`#9E8B94`
RGB	`rgb(158, 139, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, 8.75, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 9.01, 346.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.678, 27.873, 31.881)`
Decimal	`10390420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8B94, 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 #9E8B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #9E8B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8b94; }
.text { color: #9e8b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 139 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8b94, #9e8b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8B94?: #9E8B94 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8B94?: The RGB value is 158, 139, 148: 158 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8B94?: The complementary color is #8B9E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.