What color is #9E8B9C?

#9E8B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8B9C?

The RGB value is 158, 139, 156: 158 red, 139 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8B9C?

The complementary color is #8B9E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8B9C color

#9E8B9C rgb(158, 139, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8B9C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.5% green and 61.2% blue (158, 139, 156).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9E8B9C color codes

HEX	`#9E8B9C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 139, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 10.26, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 12.08, 328.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.333, 28.135, 35.331)`
Decimal	`10390428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8B9C, 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 #9E8B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9E8B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8b9c; }
.text { color: #9e8b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 139 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8b9c, #9e8b93); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9E8B9C?: #9E8B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8B9C?: The RGB value is 158, 139, 156: 158 red, 139 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8B9C?: The complementary color is #8B9E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.