What color is #9E95A7?

#9E95A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E95A7?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 167: 158 red, 149 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E95A7?

The complementary color is #9EA795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E95A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E95A7 color

#9E95A7 rgb(158, 149, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E95A7 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 65.5% blue (158, 149, 167).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9E95A7 color codes

HEX	`#9E95A7`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 6.79, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 10.66, 309.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.822, 31.554, 40.966)`
Decimal	`10392999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E95A7, 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 #9E95A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E95A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #9E95A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e95a7; }
.text { color: #9e95a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e95a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e95a7, #a795a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E95A7?: #9E95A7 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E95A7?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 167: 158 red, 149 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E95A7?: The complementary color is #9EA795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E95A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.