What color is #9E92A4?

#9E92A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E92A4?

The RGB value is 158, 146, 164: 158 red, 146 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E92A4?

The complementary color is #98A492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E92A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E92A4 color

#9E92A4 rgb(158, 146, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E92A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.3% green and 64.3% blue (158, 146, 164).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#9E92A4 color codes

HEX	`#9E92A4`
RGB	`rgb(158, 146, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 7.87, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 11.11, 315.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.079, 30.507, 39.366)`
Decimal	`10392228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E92A4, 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 #9E92A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E92A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9E92A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e92a4; }
.text { color: #9e92a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e92a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 146 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e92a4, #a492a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E92A4?: #9E92A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E92A4?: The RGB value is 158, 146, 164: 158 red, 146 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E92A4?: The complementary color is #98A492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E92A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.