What color is #9E9CAA?

#9E9CAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9CAA?

The RGB value is 158, 156, 170: 158 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9CAA?

The complementary color is #A8AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9CAA color

#9E9CAA rgb(158, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9CAA is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (158, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#9E9CAA color codes

HEX	`#9E9CAA`
RGB	`rgb(158, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 3.48, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 7.83, 296.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.243, 33.948, 42.824)`
Decimal	`10394794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9CAA, 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 #9E9CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #9E9CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9caa; }
.text { color: #9e9caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9caa, #a59caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #9E9CAA?: #9E9CAA is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9CAA?: The RGB value is 158, 156, 170: 158 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9CAA?: The complementary color is #A8AA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.