What color is #9E8EA3?

#9E8EA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8EA3?

The RGB value is 158, 142, 163: 158 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8EA3?

The complementary color is #93A38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8EA3 color

#9E8EA3 rgb(158, 142, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9E8EA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 55.7% green and 63.9% blue (158, 142, 163).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#9E8EA3 color codes

HEX	`#9E8EA3`
RGB	`rgb(158, 142, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 55.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 9.94, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 13.33, 318.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.383, 29.26, 38.69)`
Decimal	`10391203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8EA3, 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 #9E8EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #9E8EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8ea3; }
.text { color: #9e8ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 142 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8ea3, #a38e9d); }

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Questions

What color is #9E8EA3?: #9E8EA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8EA3?: The RGB value is 158, 142, 163: 158 red, 142 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8EA3?: The complementary color is #93A38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.