What color is #9E8F9F?

#9E8F9F is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8F9F?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 159: 158 red, 143 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8F9F?

The complementary color is #909F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8F9F color

#9E8F9F rgb(158, 143, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8F9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 62.4% blue (158, 143, 159).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#9E8F9F color codes

HEX	`#9E8F9F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 10%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, 8.58, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 10.7, 323.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.18, 29.418, 36.882)`
Decimal	`10391455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8F9F, 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 #9E8F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #9E8F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8f9f; }
.text { color: #9e8f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8f9f, #9f8f98); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9E8F9F?: #9E8F9F is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8F9F?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 159: 158 red, 143 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8F9F?: The complementary color is #909F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.