What color is #9E8C90?

#9E8C90 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8C90?

The RGB value is 158, 140, 144: 158 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8C90?

The complementary color is #8C9E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8C90 color

#9E8C90 rgb(158, 140, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8C90 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 54.9% green and 56.5% blue (158, 140, 144).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#9E8C90 color codes

HEX	`#9E8C90`
RGB	`rgb(158, 140, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 54.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, 7.45, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 7.46, 2.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.512, 28.039, 30.29)`
Decimal	`10390672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8C90, 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 #9E8C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #9E8C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8c90; }
.text { color: #9e8c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 140 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8c90, #9e918c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E8C90?: #9E8C90 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8C90?: The RGB value is 158, 140, 144: 158 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8C90?: The complementary color is #8C9E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.