What color is #9E8F97?

#9E8F97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8F97?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 151: 158 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8F97?

The complementary color is #8F9E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8F97 color

#9E8F97 rgb(158, 143, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8F97 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 59.2% blue (158, 143, 151).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#9E8F97 color codes

HEX	`#9E8F97`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 9%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, 7.04, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 7.38, 342.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.508, 29.149, 33.344)`
Decimal	`10391447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8F97, 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 #9E8F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #9E8F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8f97; }
.text { color: #9e8f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8f97, #9e8f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #9E8F97?: #9E8F97 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8F97?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 151: 158 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8F97?: The complementary color is #8F9E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.