What color is #9E8E99?

#9E8E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8E99?

The RGB value is 158, 142, 153: 158 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8E99?

The complementary color is #8E9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8E99 color

#9E8E99 rgb(158, 142, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8E99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 55.7% green and 60% blue (158, 142, 153).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#9E8E99 color codes

HEX	`#9E8E99`
RGB	`rgb(158, 142, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 55.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, 7.98, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 8.78, 335.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.523, 28.915, 34.157)`
Decimal	`10391193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8E99, 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 #9E8E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #9E8E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8e99; }
.text { color: #9e8e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 142 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8e99, #9e8e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8E99?: #9E8E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8E99?: The RGB value is 158, 142, 153: 158 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8E99?: The complementary color is #8E9E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.