What color is #9E9A8B?

#9E9A8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9A8B?

The RGB value is 158, 154, 139: 158 red, 154 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9A8B?

The complementary color is #8B8F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9A8B color

#9E9A8B rgb(158, 154, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9A8B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 60.4% green and 54.5% blue (158, 154, 139).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#9E9A8B color codes

HEX	`#9E9A8B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 154, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 60.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -1.24, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 8.49, 98.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.316, 32.245, 29.048)`
Decimal	`10394251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9A8B, 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 #9E9A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #9E9A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9a8b; }
.text { color: #9e9a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 154 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9a8b, #989e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9E9A8B?: #9E9A8B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9A8B?: The RGB value is 158, 154, 139: 158 red, 154 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9A8B?: The complementary color is #8B8F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.