What color is #9F8790?

#9F8790 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8790?

The RGB value is 159, 135, 144: 159 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8790?

The complementary color is #879F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8790 color

#9F8790 rgb(159, 135, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8790 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.9% green and 56.5% blue (159, 135, 144).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#9F8790 color codes

HEX	`#9F8790`
RGB	`rgb(159, 135, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 10.66, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 10.75, 352.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.996, 26.713, 30.062)`
Decimal	`10454928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8790, 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 #9F8790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #9F8790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8790; }
.text { color: #9f8790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 135 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8790, #9f8a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F8790?: #9F8790 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8790?: The RGB value is 159, 135, 144: 159 red, 135 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8790?: The complementary color is #879F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.